Now I know the Cubs are in a real playoff race, because the last two innings of the Cubs' 7-4 loss to the Reds really toyed with my emotions. (Yours too, right?)
While the Cubs were trailing 4-2 with two out and a runner on first in the bottom of the eighth, I started thinking, "How can the Cubs lose to this bad team?" Then Kris Bryant buoyed those emotions and got everyone in the ballpark jazzed up with his 22nd home run of the season, scoring Dexter Fowler and tying the game.