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Playoff hopes gone, Cubs are left sputtering on the shoulder. Where’s that off ramp?

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Seiya Suzuki slides in safely at home during the Cubs’ 10-6 win against the Brewers on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE — The Cubs of early June to early September hit like a playoff team, pitched like a playoff team, fielded their positions like a playoff team and — let’s see, what else? — won like a playoff team, too.

We watched with our very own eyes as they put together a 50-28 stretch over essentially half a season. There’s no faking 50-28, folks. It takes a good team — a well-oiled machine — to run up a record like that.