The Chicago Cubs came within two outs of securing a doubleheader sweep Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds but settled for a split to begin a key stretch against wild-card contenders.
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The next pitch ended it. Noelvi Marte sliced Alzolay’s slider on the outer half to center field to hand the Cubs a 3-2 walk-off loss.The disappointing end to a doubleheader that begins a critical stretch against pursuing wild-card teams doesn’t overshadow what the Cubs saw from rookie left-hander Jordan Wicks in Game 1. The Reds forced Wicks to battle early, causing his pitch count to climb by laying off his changeup to force other pitchs.
The Game 1 win marked the first time in franchise history the Cubs went from 10 games below .500 to 10 games above .500 in the same season.
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