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This season, the Cubs have constantly been compared to the Diamondbacks. After last season’s September meltdown, the Diamondbacks passed the Cubs for the final National League wild-card spot and had a miraculous run to the World Series.
The Diamondbacks are proof that a team just has to get into the playoffs to make a run in October. The chasm between the Cubs and Diamondbacks isn’t vast, but it’s significant enough to see why one team is 0.5 games back of a wild-card spot and the other is 4.0 games back.
After a leadoff walk by second baseman Nico Hoerner, first baseman Michael Busch crushed a ground-rule double to left field to put runners on first and second with no outs and the Cubs trailing by three runs.