32: HOLY COW! The
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NO-HIT the Bucs 12-0 on Wed. behind a dominant start from Imanaga (7 IP, 2 BB, 7 K), two perfect innings of relief from Pearson & Hodge, and 3 hits apiece from Nico, Dansby, & PCA.
The Cubs Magic Number for a wild card berth is 28.
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Scenarios leading to a
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Wild Card berth:
•Cubs win 4 of 4, MIA loses 1 of 4
•Cubs win 3, AZ loses 4 of 4
•Cubs win 3, MIA loses 2
•Cubs win 2, MIA loses 3 & CIN loses 1 of 3
•Cubs win 1, MIA loses 4 & CIN loses 2
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HOLY COW! The first place, NL-best
#Cubs
beat the Bucs in extras on Wednesday night! Earlier, the Cards' loss guaranteed the Cubs a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season!
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2:
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win! Cubs win! Cubs win! The Cubs were firing on all cylinders Friday at a wet, cold, & windy Wrigley Field, beating the Cards 8-4 behind a dominant start from Hendricks and a HR from KB!
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2024: With their victory today, Miami clinched the third & final NL Wild Card berth and eliminated the
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from postseason play.
I'll reset the CMN to 163 next spring and will post a season postmortem to the blog after the regular season ends.
Thanks for following!
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69: Holy cow! The
#Cubs
beat the ChiSox 7-3 on Tuesday behind a quality start from Hendricks, a 3-for-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI night from Swanson, 3 hits from Hoerner, a leaping, grand slam-robbing catch from Suzuki, and a 3 K save from Alzolay.
1: Holy cow! The
#Cubs
downed the Cards 10-5 on Sunday, forcing a game 163 against MIL on Monday at Wrigley to determine the NL Central title.
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1: HOLY COW! The first place, playoff-bound
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shut out the White Sox 10-0 on the South Side Friday night behind a dominant start from Darvish (7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K), 5 HRs (Schwarber, Caratini, Baez, and 2 from Contreras).
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#LetsGo
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#StrapItOn
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22: Holy mackerel! The
#Cubs
came back to beat the Rox 5-4 on Thursday behind a quality start from Wicks (6 IP, 1 ER), 3 RBI from Gas Money, and a WILD save from Fulmer. Whew.
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25: Holy mackerel! The
#Cubs
completed a sweep of the Giants with an 8-2 win Wednesday behind a quality start from Wicks in his Wrigley debut (6.2 IP, 2 ER), 3 RBI from Suzuki, and 2 RBI from Bellinger.
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28: Hey hey! The
#Cubs
shut out the Giants 5-0 on Monday behind a dominant start from NL Cy Young candidate Justin Steele (8 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 12 K) and a 2-hit, 3-RBI day from Seiya Suzuki.
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7 years ago today, the Cubs beat the Dodgers in Game 6 of the 2016 NLCS to win the National League pennant and advance to their first World Series since 1945! 🐻
99: Hey hey! The first place, comeback
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downed the Cards 9-4 at Wrigley on Saturday behind a Schwarbomb, a 3-run double from Caratini, and 3 perfect innings of relief.
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Hey hey! Cards lose, and the
#Cubs
are in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season!
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Meanwhile, Cubs are up 6-2 over the Bucs ... stay tuned!
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THE PAT HUGHES COLLECTION IS HERE! In partnership with Pat Hughes and
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. Pay homage to Pat Hughes, your 2023 Ford C. Frick Award winner and soon to be newest member of The National Baseball Hall of Fame!
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SHOP:
33: Hey hey! The
#Cubs
beat the Brewers 3-2 on Wednesday behind a quality start from Hendricks (6 IP, 0 ER, 6 K) and RBIs from Happ, Bellinger, and Swanson.
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62: Hey hey! That's EIGHT STRAIGHT!
The hottest team in MLB, your Chicago
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, came back to beat the Cards 5-1 on Saturday behind a quality start from Taillon (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 K) and two-run HRs from Happ & Gomes.
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3: Hey hey! The playoff-bound, first place
#Cubs
magic number dropped on Wednesday night with the Cardinals' loss in KC. Kyle Hendricks had a dominant start for the North Siders (7.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 K) in the Cubs' loss.
#StrapItOn
#LetsGo
#GOTB
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