Another day and another loss for the Cubs. Three straight losses since they clinched a playoff spot. The last homestand of the season is going to end up being way more important than we’d have hoped. There’s every reason to believe that the Cubs will still be the first Wild Card. The road ahead is brutal for the Padres and no one else has any mathematical chance at catching the Cubs. So while teams can still shuffle around, the Cubs are essentially locked into one of two slots at this point.

That’s small sympathy on another frustrating night in Cincinnati. Hunter Greene gave them a huge lift with his dominating performance Thursday and this team fighting for its life and its slim hopes of reaching the playoffs. The Mets did lose, so the Reds remain very much in the hunt. As I write and wi

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