The Chicago Cubs enter Thursday’s off day following a series win in Atlanta, where they snapped a three-game losing streak with victories in the last two games of the three-game set.

They get a weekend home series versus Tampa Bay before hitting the road for their final trip of the regular season with visits to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Those games could impact their wild-card seeding if they end the year tied with the San Diego Padres after a regular-season series split — it could come down to each team’s intradivision record.

After a three-game weekend trip to Cleveland, the White Sox return to Rate Field to begin their final homestand of the season on Monday with the first of three against the Baltimore Orioles.

Every Thursday during the regular season, Tribune baseball writers will

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