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LAS VEGAS – Rookie Cade Horton’s eyes welled as he spoke in front of his locker after the Cubs’ Game 5 loss in the National League Division Series. He held his composure.
“It sucks,” he said, his hopes of returning from injury in the NL Championship Series destroyed with the Cubs’ playoff exit. “I really, really wanted to help this team in the postseason, and not being able to do that was really tough for me. I thought we would get it done today, and I could pick up where I left off.