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O’Donnell: Tight-roping Cubs need to split the cheese and sweep the ivyOct 04, 2025 12:48 pm - The winning formula in the NLDS for the Cubs? Win one of the first two games in Milwaukee, then sweep the two games in Chicago, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Lincicome: Rivalries have consequences, and either Cubs or Brewers will find outOct 04, 2025 12:42 pm - The National League Division Series will highlight the Cubs-Brewers rivalry, such as it is, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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Pressure’s on Cubs, Brewers with NLCS berth at stake. But who’s feeling it more?Oct 04, 2025 9:00 am - With the Cubs and Brewers playing a best-of-five NLDS starting Saturday in Milwaukee, maybe the pressure has shifted. Maybe now it’s on the Brewers. The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
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Cubs make Cade Horton unavailable for NLDS, name Matthew Boyd as Game 1 starterOct 04, 2025 12:42 am - One day before his team was scheduled to take on the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said injured starter Cade Horton has been ruled out for the National League Division Series.
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Another round: Will Brewers still have that summer magic against the Cubs?Oct 03, 2025 8:24 pm - The Cubs will begin the division series against Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon at American Family Field. After a scorching summer, have the Brewers cooled off?
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What to watch during MLB’s best-of-5 Division SeriesOct 03, 2025 11:17 am - Major League Baseball’s playoffs now move into the Division Series, which will include Shohei Ohtani's postseason pitching debut, an unwelcome reunion in Milwaukee, a matchup of teams that tied for the most wins in the American League, and a switch-hitting catcher who finished the season with 60 home runs.
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Dansby Swanson leads stellar defensive performance for Cubs in NL Wild-Card SeriesOct 03, 2025 11:11 am - Dansby Swanson just kept making plays for the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild-Card Series. Grounders up the middle and in the hole. Soft liners and popups.
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One for the fans: Cubs credit crowd energy for getting past Padres, advance to face BrewersOct 02, 2025 11:28 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong had messages for Cubs fans both before and after Thursday’s 3-1 victory over San Diego to clinch the wild-card series.
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Cubs Game 3 pitching plan had rough moments, but it workedOct 02, 2025 10:09 pm - Rather than let starting pitcher Jameson Taillon go as far as he could, the Cubs used six pitchers on the way to a Game 3 win over the Padres.
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Cubs’ offense goes quiet, Padres force Game 3Oct 01, 2025 11:12 pm - San Diego Padres pitchers brought the heat Wednesday, and the Cubs offense didn’t have much of a response in a Game 2 loss at Wrigley Field.