Sunday notes: • SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE: This is the 29th of the Cubs’ 49 series in which they have split the first two games. There was no third game in one series. In the others, they are 15-12 overall and 7-3 after having won, then lost. At home, they are 6-5 overall and 3-3 after having won, then lost. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) • MAGIC NUMBERS: The Cubs’ magic number to clinch a postseason spot is 6 and to clinch the top wild-card spot over the Padres, it’s 11. The Cubs and Padres split their season series, so the tiebreaker between them is the record within the team’s division. The Padres are 28-20 vs. NL West teams with four games remaining (one vs. Rockies, three vs. D-backs, all at home). The Cubs are 24-18 vs. NL Central teams with 10 games remaining (three vs. Pirates and fou

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