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Holy mackerel! The Cubs came back to beat the Rays 4-3 on Sunday behind nine strikeouts from Shota Imanaga and four scoreless relief innings from the bullpen.

Ian Happ homered and Nico Hoerner went 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Here are the CMNs as of Sunday night:

Playoffs:  4 

1st Wild Card:  10

Division:  18

 

Here are the teams to beat, and where the Cubs stand compared to those teams, based on current standings:

 

Playoffs:   Giants (+10)

1st Wild Card:  Padres (+3.5)

Division:  Brewers (-5.5)

The Brewers and Giants lost on Sunday while the Padres won.

The North Siders kick off a seven-game road trip on Monday in Pittsburgh and could clinch a playoff berth as early as Tuesday. Stay tuned!

149 games down, 13 to go.

GO CUBS GO!

 

Image Credit:  Chicago Cubs