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Cubs fall in 13 innings to Diamondbacks

Chicago Sun-Times | September 17, 2023

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Starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks #28 of the Chicago Cubs is removed during the seventh inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 16, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

PHOENIX — The National League wild-card race has remained tight, heightening the stakes for the Cubs in Arizona this weekend.

The Cubs lost 7-6 in a 13-inning game Saturday.

The Diamondbacks already had claimed the tiebreaker in the series opener Friday. As their records stand, that doesn’t mean all that much. The Cubs are in the second NL wild-card spot. But of the four teams chasing them — the Diamondbacks, Reds, Marlins and Giants — the Cubs only own the tiebreaker against San Francisco.

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