Although the Chicago Cubs locked up their first playoff berth in five years last week, Pete Crow-Armstrong was quick to insist that his team has plenty of incentive to put its best foot forward to finish off the regular season.

Fresh off snapping a season-high five-game losing skid, the Cubs (89-69) will look to win the decisive contest of their three-game series against the visiting New York Mets (81-77) on Thursday night.

Chicago squandered a five-run lead in a 9-7 setback on Tuesday before bolting out to another early five-run advantage in a 10-3 romp on Wednesday.

Crow-Armstrong provided the signature moment in the latter contest, taking advantage of a mental lapse by Mets reliever Clay Holmes to score from second base on a wild pitch in the fifth inning. Crow-Armstrong referenced a

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