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Reluctant to spend on free agents last offseason, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer instead opted to make a blockbuster deal, sending Isaac Paredes, Cam Smith and Hayden Wesneski to the Houston Astros for what was – and still is – the last inexpensive year of Kyle Tucker’s career.
The Chicago Cubs have a massive challenge ahead of them: beating the Milwaukee Brewers in three straight to advance to the NLCS. Can it happen?
The Chicago Cubs had lost their last three playoff series dating back to 2017. That streak is finally over. The Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their Wild Card Round matchup, booking their place in the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Its Monday, October 6 and baseball's playoffs continue as the Cubs (92-70) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (97-65) in Game 2 of their National League Division Series. Shota Imanaga is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Aaron Ashby for Milwaukee.
The Chicago Cubs lost to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in game two of National League Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field. Game three will be broadcast Thursday on ESPN.