With two weeks left in the regular season, it feels like the postseason has already started for the Cubs, who have played tight games over the last week — each increasingly intense and important.
“I think it all started when [Jason Heyward] hit that big home run off [the Brewers’ Josh] Hader [on Saturday],” right-hander Alec Mills said before Tuesday’s game against the Indians. “I think that was huge for us. For me, I kind of felt the momentum kind of shift a little bit more in our favor.”
The atmosphere continued at Wrigley Field in another closely contested game as the Cubs had to fight back after surrendering the lead in the ninth inning found a way to defeat Cleveland 6-5.