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The Cubs blew it Thursday.
Blew what, exactly?
They blew a chance to put some actual heat on the division-leading Brewers. To possibly get inside the heads — even just a little — of their northerly rivals, who’d held a team meeting Wednesday after a third straight loss at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs — 4-1 losers in the finale of a five-game series — blew a prime opportunity to cut their division deficit to five games and seize the kind of momentum they haven’t had at any point since before the All-Star break.