Champ Kind Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (The Sports Xchange) - First baseman Anthony Rizzo's sacrifice fly in the top of the 12th inning lifted the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday and edged them closer to the first National League wild-card spot. The Cubs (84-61) drew within three games of the Pirates (87-58) for the first wild-card spot and now hold a commanding eight-game lead for the second wild-card berth over the San Francisco Giants. "You don't want to think about the playoffs too much yet but if we keep winning games like this then I really like our chances of getting there," Cubs second baseman Starlin Castro said. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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