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Sunday in the NL race:  the Cubs lost a heartbreaker to the Nats while the Brewers won and the Giants lost, dropping the Wild Card CMN to 11!

Daniel Palencia imploded in the 9th, giving up four earned runs and recording zero outs before exiting with an apparent shoulder injury. Porter Hodge allowed an inherited runner to score, giving Palencia five earned runs in 0.0 innings of work. Neither that stat line nor his injury are good news for Cubs fans.

 

The Cubs inducted Derrek Lee and Sammy Sosa into the Cubs Hall of Fame on Sunday, and the former teammates led a spirited if not lyrically precise rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch. It was great to see them both back in Chicago this weekend.

Despite Sunday's loss, the North Siders continue to lead the Wild Card hunt over the Padres (+3 games), Mets (+5), and Giants (+9). Meanwhile, the MLB-best Brewers have extended their division lead to 7.5 games.

The Cubs head to Atlanta for a quick three-game road trip that starts Monday. The Men in Blue took two of three games from the Braves last week; here's hoping they fare at least as well this week.

 

143 games down, 19 to go. 

 

GO CUBS GO!

 

The CMN for an NL Wild Card berth is 11.