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The Cubs are one of a handful of National League teams near .500 who have realistic hopes of snagging a wild card spot. Yet the Cubs have other things to worry about, not who’s around them in the league’s muddy standings.
“We haven’t really earned the right to really look at other people too much,” second baseman Nico Hoerner said. “We’ve got things to take care of on our own end as far as playing good baseball and the rest of it will work out from there. You’ve got to imagine a couple of those teams that are floating around .