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Wednesday's Top 5: Cubs win thriller

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  • David Schoenfield, SweetSpot blogger Close
    • Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog
    • Former deputy editor of Page 2
    • Been with ESPN.com since 1995

1. Home plate collisions and extra innings. The final score reads Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2, but there was a lot more to this game than 12 innings of playoff-like baseball between the teams that will likely meet in the NL wild-card game.