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The Cubs will face Pittsburgh in the wild-card game Wednesday, and they must win their final two games and have the Pirates lose their last two for the contest to be played at Wrigley Field.

Double-A call-up Jorge Lopez (1-1) went five innings and gave up three runs, all in the first after hitting the first batter and walking the next two.

Arrieta is 3-1 with a 0.75 ERA against the Pirates this year, giving up 18 hits and five walks in 36 innings with 33 strikeouts, and is 6-1 with a 1.68 ERA in nine career starts.

Instead, the Marlins started a rally and went on to win the game, which forced a Game 7 that the Marlins also won on their way to becoming World Series champs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday that ace Gerrit Cole will start Wednesday’s wild-card game against the Chicago Cubs. Any team can beat any pitcher in a single game.

Inside and out, nothing feels the same about these Cubs. The last time the team won the National League pennant, they were playing the Detroit Tigers in the World Series when a bar owner named Billy Sianis was asked to leave the game because of his pet goat’s odor.

That was all the Cubs needed to get him into a rundown before Phillips was out in a double play that kept Cincinnati down 5-0 at the time.

But in all seriousness, I hope you’re happy, AC/DC.

Max Scherzer struck out 10 in eight innings as the Nationals beat Cincinnati in their home game of the season.

The Chicago Cubs looked to complete a three-game series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, but missed opportunities prevented that from happening.

The Cubs also lost a game to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the race for the top N.L. Wild Card position as Pittsburgh defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Los Angeles.

He hit a medium fly ball to Jason Heyward in right field.

St. Louis Cardinals’ Stephen Piscotty (55) celebrates with teammate…

The White Sox quickly spoiled Boston’s pregame party for Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez by scoring five runs in the first inning. It’s the second big move in three days by the Royals, who acquired ace Johnny Cueto from Cincinnati on Sunday. The Rockies, though,...

Milwaukee has lost the first three games of the series against the Cubs and nine of the team’s last 11 games.