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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.

I was thrilled when I was introduced to the Brewers upon the move to Hillsboro, although I was familiar with County Stadium from coming “up north” to cheer for my Cubs.

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.

You wouldn’t know if from the score, but a lot happened in the Cubs’ 1-0 win against the Royals on Monday, which ended when Chris Denorfia hit a pinch-hit, walkoff home run in the 11th inning.

By the time Arrieta was two strikeouts into retiring the side in the ninth, the full-house crowd at Wrigley was on its feet in deafening support.

The Cubs defeated the Dodgers 2-0. Whether Arrieta has it in him his next start or not, we have all of September to see whether he can pitch another no-hitter this season.

“Being a professional you check your ego at the door”, Hammel insisted after his 6.1 inning outing and 104 pitches.

Braves right-hander Matt Wisler (5-4) lasted less than three innings in his 12th career appearance and suffered his second straight loss. Chicago ranks 11th with 123 home runs.

The Cubs (70-51) have won 11 of 13 at home, clubbing 19 homers and averaging 7.0 runs in the last seven. Hammel is 1-4 with a 6.37 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Braves. It’s Wrigley Field, ” Maddon said. “I’ve never seen a park where the...

Pierzynski gave the Braves the lead with a two-run single and after Wood struck out Adonis Garcia (who, incidentally, is the first big-league player named “Adonis” since 1897, when Adonis Terry retired – from Cap Anson’s Cubs), Swisher homered again,...

Sunday’s game between the Cubs and Braves at Wrigley Field came to a brief stop after a fan was struck by a foul line drive and had to be taken away on a stretcher.