Wednesday night the Pittsburgh Pirates had the opportunity to be the ultimate spoiler. With a win, they would effectively end the Chicago Cubs’ season. This is due to the Cubs’ elimination number entering Wednesday being just one.
Prior to the end of Wednesday’s game the Cubs had already been eliminated from postseason contention due to the Milwaukee Brewers defeating the Cincinnati Reds. Even if the Brewers had not won, the Cubs season still would have ended on Wednesday night as the Pirates were victorious by a score of 4-2 to improve to 67-91 on the season.