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The Cubs (82-76) handed the third National League wild-card spot to the Marlins (82-76), who split a doubleheader against the Mets. The Marlins hold the tiebreaker over the Cubs.

The home plate umpire’s mistake resulted in a run scoring for Chicago.

This was a heartbreaking way to lose a game.

Notes: Closer Adbert Alzolay and corner infielder Jeimer Candelario are nearing returns.

The Braves took the lead on Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki’s two-out error in the eighth inning. The Cubs dropped a game behind the Diamondbacks in the battle for the second wild-card spot and saw their lead over the Marlins for the third and final spot cut to a half-game.

The innocent romances of pre-2016 playoff years are relics, but if we can find our inner rubes — they’ve got to be in there somewhere — it might be a lot of fun.

Baseball by the Numbers: Bellinger’s 2.53 WPA leads Ian Happ’s 1.85, Nico Hoerner’s 1.61 and Mike Tauchman’s 1.26. A WPA of 1 represents adding 100% to the chance of winning one game.

The Cubs have six games left in the regular season, split between Atlanta and Milwaukee.

They get a 4-3 win over the Rockies in the regular-season home finale.