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Justin Steele strengthens Cy Young case, gives Cubs boost in Wild Card race

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Justin Steele #35 of the Chicago Cubs reacts after striking out a batter to end the top of the seventh against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on September 04, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

Justin Steele balled his fists and shouted at the top of his lungs. But the Wrigley Field crowd drowned out his voice in the fans’ own celebration of his inning-ending strikeout of Giants switch-hitter Patrick Bailey.

“It’s just Wrigley,” he said after the Cubs’ 5-0 win Monday. “It’s just the fans realizing the moment. … They brought the energy, and I like to feed off of it.