The Chicago Cubs are headed back to the playoffs for the first time in five years after beating the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday.

The Cubs have locked up at least a wild card berth after sweeping the Pirates in Pittsburgh, ensuring that they will reach the postseason for the first time since the COVID-shortened 2020 season.

The win also took the Cubs to a season-high 24 games above .500 as they captured their 88 th win, with 10 games to go in the regular season.

As things stand, the Cubs are 4.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central race, with the Brewers seeming to be on pace to capture their third straight division title and their fourth in the last five seasons.

If the Cubs capture a wild card spot, it would be their first since the 2018 season, and wou

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