The Cubs will still have 13 games to play after today, but this could be the last one that matters. Even if they can’t be mathematically eliminated, being swept by the Rockies and sitting at least six games out of the Wild Card renders the rest of the season pretty much meaningless. Not that there would have been much hope even with wins on Friday and Saturday, it’s just that the late losses took all remaining wind out of their sales.
It doesn’t help that they must turn to Kyle Hendricks to play the role of stopper in the worst season of his professional career.