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Cubs fall in 13 innings to Diamondbacks as NL Wild Card race tightens

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Arizona Diamondbacks’ Evan Longoria, left, scores the winning run as Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes applies a late tag during the 13th inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Phoenix.

PHOENIX – The margin for error in the National League Wild Card race is thin as the season winds down to its final weeks — a state of affairs that the Cubs’ 7-6 loss to the Diamondbacks in 13 innings Sunday perfectly encapsulated.

Even the last play of the game was decided by a matter of inches. Cubs catcher Yan Gomes caught the throw from right fielder Seiya Suzuki and dove across the plate at the Diamondbacks’ Evan Longoria.