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Any promising signs the Cubs had shown in the first two games of the series against the Pirates this week evaporated in a 8-6 loss on Thursday.
The Cubs lost the series, dropping two of three games to a Pirates team that’s already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. The Cubs (79-74) are tied for the third NL Wild Card spot with the Marlins, who own the tiebreaker, sitting two games back of the Diamondbacks.