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Too little, too late: Cubs’ offense surges in meaningless 10-6 win vs. Brewers

Notes: Left-hander Jordan Wicks had a rare short start in his final game of the regular season.

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Braves walk-off Cubs in 10, dealing their playoff hopes another blow

The Cubs (82-76) handed the third National League wild-card spot to the Marlins (82-76), who split a doubleheader against the Mets. The Marlins hold the tiebreaker over the Cubs.

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Win probability added just another category in which Cody Bellinger is leading Cubs

Baseball by the Numbers: Bellinger’s 2.53 WPA leads Ian Happ’s 1.85, Nico Hoerner’s 1.61 and Mike Tauchman’s 1.26. A WPA of 1 represents adding 100% to the chance of winning one game.

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How Cubs’ Marcus Stroman ended up starting against the Rockies on Saturday

Stroman allowed three runs in three innings in his first start back from the IL.

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Kyle Hendricks is showing he could repeat this season — he should do it with Cubs

Hendricks pitched at Wrigley Field on Thursday for the last time this regular season. Whether he’ll be back is up to the Cubs.

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Alexander Canario’s grand slam leads Cubs in offensive breakout vs. Pirates

Nick Madrigal strained his right hamstring and left the Cubs’ 13-inning game Saturday in the 10th.

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Cubs fall in 13 innings to Diamondbacks as NL wild-card race tightens

The Cubs and D-backs are two of the teams locked in a tight NL wild-card race.

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Diving into the homestretch: Keys for the Cubs to finish the season strong

The Cubs opened a three-game series against the Diamondbacks on Friday.

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Missed opportunities at Coors Field help sink Cubs vs. Rockies

The Cubs dropped the series finale 7-3.

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Cubs’ offense stays cold as hot Diamondbacks close to game back in wild-card race

In Saturday’s 3-2 loss, a calamitous four-pitch sequence by reliever Daniel Palencia led to two runs in the 10th inning.

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Cubs lose ‘game of inches’ to Diamondbacks in pitchers’ duel

An extended replay review saw Corbin Carroll’s eighth-inning flare to right bounce off the grass before settling into Seiya Suzuki’s sliding grasp, plating the game’s only run.

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Baseball by the numbers: Cubs have zeal for the steal

Led by second baseman Nico Hoerner’s 36, the Cubs are capitalizing on a baseball-wide boost in stolen bases.

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Cubs fall short vs. Reds despite gutsy performances from Javier Assad, defense

The Cubs fell to the Reds 2-1 on Saturday.

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Cubs beat Brewers at their best, make up ground in division race

The Cubs won two out of three games against NL Central-leading Milwaukee this week.

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Cubs manager David Ross opens up about a job he loves and doesn’t want to lose

“I know I’m not great,” Ross told the Sun-Times. “But I want to be great.”

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Cubs’ Justin Steele wins pitchers’ duel vs. Brewers’ Corbin Burnes

Steele, Mark Leiter Jr., Julian Merryweather and Adbert Alzolay combined for a shutout in the Cubs’ 1-0 victory.

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Cubs’ ‘brand of baseball’ missing in loss to division-leading Brewers

The Cubs sunk to five games behind the Brewers, who have won nine in a row and have their best starting pitchers — Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff — lined up Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Northwestern interim coach David Braun has a funny way of showing ‘transparency’

Six days before the Wildcats’ opener at Rutgers, Braun explained — poorly — that he was taking the completely unusual step of barring players from interviews during a game week.

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Cody Bellinger has been Cubs’ ‘rock,’ as both he and team have bounced back

Since the trade deadline, each trip to a major market has come with questions about Bellinger’s impending free agency.

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Cubs’ upcoming schedule promises to make scoreboard watching even more interesting

The Cubs are still in the second NL Wild Card spot after beating the Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday.

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Cubs see how thin margins are with loss to lowly Royals

Before losing to the Royals on Friday, Cubs manager David Ross warned against looking at this current stretch of 12 games against sub-.500 teams as a cakewalk.

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Bounce backs key as Cubs prepare for meaningful games in September

Dating back to mid-July, the Cubs have won seven of their past eight series, including a three-game set in Toronto this weekend.

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Cubs back in NL wild-card spot after 6-2 win vs. Blue Jays

The Cubs’ offense struck early in their victory Friday.

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Cubs’ Jeimer Candelario embracing transition to part-time first baseman

Candelario has been borrowing catcher Miguel Amaya’s first baseman’s glove. That’s how long it has been since he played the position.

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Cubs’ David Ross on 3-2 win vs. Cardinals: ‘We don’t win that game early in the season’

With the win Friday, the Cubs seized a winning record for the first time since early May.

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