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As soon as right fielder Joey Gallo made contact with reliever Keegan Thompson’s 89.3 mph cutter up in the zone, the air was sucked out of Wrigley Field.
Gallo mashed a three-run shot that extended the Nationals’ lead to five as the Cubs offense disappeared in Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Nationals. The Mets’ win against the Phillies officially eliminated the Cubs (79-76) from playoff contention.
“It was a tough year,” said starter Kyle Hendricks, who threw 5 u2153 innings and allowed four runs on nine hits with two strikeouts.