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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Braves 6-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday night in Atlanta. Willson Contreras's RBI double and Patrick Wisdom's two-run homer broke the tie in the 10th.

David Robertson (of the 0.00 season ERA) and Rowan Wick took care of business after the Braves came back to tie things up late.

The series wraps up Thursday at Truist Park.

18 games down, 144 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The first place Cubs beat the Rays 4-2 on Monday night at Wrigley behind homers from Schwisdom, a clutch RBI from Happ, and a great performance from Keegan Thompson (3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K).

Wisdom's first round-tripper of the season put the North Siders up 2-0, and Happ's clutch RBI single broke a 2-2 tie. Schwindel's solo shot added an insurance run.

Keegan Thompson picked up Kyle Hendricks (4.2 IP, 2 ER, 6 K) nicely, and David Robertson picked up another save to close out the game.

The series continues Tuesday at Wrigley.

10 games down, 152 to go. Go Cubs go!

155

 Cubs split the series and the road trip with a final win over the Rockies! Let's go... Back to Wrigley! 

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The FIRST PLACE Cubs came into Denver to face the top ranked Rookies, and got the job done! 

Cubs take the first game of the series 5-2 with a amazing performance from reliever Keegan Thompson who held the Rookies 3 1/3 innings.

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158

 The Cards lost 5-1 to the Brewers, so the number drops. Stay tuned as it may drop again tonight! 

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Cubs take the first game of two against the Pirates. Suzuki remains hot, scoring the Cubs' two runs on two long balls. Smyly takes his first win of the season with five shutout innings!

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The Cubbies lost the final game of the series, but took the series against the Brew Crew. With the Cards taking their first loss today, the number drops to 160!

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