The Cubs fell short in the series finale against the Braves yesterday at Wrigley Field, which was a bit of a bummer for the 31,933 fans who braved the drizzly, overcast weather to see the game in person. That said, they took two of three games in the series to remain on pace for a playoff berth. In fact, as we head into games on the Cubs off day Thursday, the Cubs have a commanding four game lead over the Padres for the second Wild Card spot and a five game lead over the third place Wild Card Mets (more on them in a second). The FanGraphs playoff odds charts generally look great from where I sit on the North Side of Chicago:

That 99.8 percent chance at a postseason spot is certainly a welcome development at the corner of Clark and Addison where there hasn’t been a playoff game with fans s

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