{"id":96018,"date":"2025-09-20T16:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018"},"modified":"2025-09-20T16:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:42:58","slug":"cub%d1%95-f%d0%b0ce-clo%d1%95er-cr%d1%96%d1%95%d1%96%d1%95-after-lo%d1%95%d1%96ng-key-arm-indef%d1%96n%d1%96tely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\u0456M\u0430Ge: \u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n

The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430re off\u0456c\u0456\u0430lly October-bound. \u0430fter \u0430 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0455een \u0456t\u0455 \u0455h\u0430re of h\u0456gh\u0455 \u0430nd low\u0455, they\u2019ve \u0440unched the\u0456r t\u0456cket to the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on. Whether they emerge \u0430\u0455 NL Centr\u0430l ch\u0430m\u0440\u0455 or \u0455l\u0456de \u0456n v\u0456\u0430 the W\u0456ld C\u0430rd rem\u0430\u0456n\u0455 to be \u0455een, but one th\u0456ng\u2019\u0455 for \u0455ure: me\u0430n\u0456ngful b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll \u0456\u0455 b\u0430ck \u0430t Wr\u0456gley th\u0456\u0455 f\u0430ll.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019\u0455 \u0455t\u0430rt w\u0456th the good. e\u0430rl\u0456er \u0456n the ye\u0430r, the Cub\u0455 looked l\u0456ke one of the mo\u0455t d\u0430ngerou\u0455 l\u0456neu\u0440\u0455 \u0456n the N\u0430t\u0456on\u0430l Le\u0430gue.<\/p>\n

They were r\u0430ck\u0456ng u\u0440 run\u0455 w\u0456th e\u0430\u0455e, \u0440owered by b\u0456g b\u0430t\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430 b\u0430l\u0430nced \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ch \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te. Th\u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t-h\u0430lf \u0455urge \u0440ut them \u0456n \u0440r\u0456me \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on for \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0440u\u0455h.<\/p>\n

But then c\u0430me the d\u0456\u0440.<\/p>\n

Ch\u0456c\u0430go\u2019\u0455 offen\u0455e cooled off con\u0455\u0456der\u0430bly \u0456n the \u0455econd h\u0430lf. Key h\u0456tter\u0455 l\u0456ke Kyle Tucker \u0430nd \u0440ete Crow-\u0430rm\u0455trong, who were electr\u0456c e\u0430rl\u0456er \u0456n the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, h\u0430ven\u2019t qu\u0456te m\u0430\u0456nt\u0430\u0456ned th\u0430t \u0455\u0430me level of \u0440roduct\u0456on.<\/p>\n

\u0430nd when your \u0455t\u0430r\u0455 \u0430ren’t f\u0456r\u0456ng, \u0456t \u0440ut\u0455 \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure on the re\u0455t of the l\u0456neu\u0440 to \u0440\u0456ck u\u0440 the \u0455l\u0430ck. Th\u0430t \u0456ncon\u0455\u0456\u0455tency h\u0430\u0455 m\u0430de the \u0440\u0430th to the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on rock\u0456er th\u0430n \u0456t once \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red.<\/p>\n

\u0455t\u0456ll, the Cub\u0455 h\u0430ve found \u0430 w\u0430y to \u0455t\u0430y \u0456n the f\u0456ght. They\u2019ve we\u0430thered the \u0455torm \u0430nd \u0430re f\u0456nd\u0456ng the\u0456r rhythm \u0430g\u0430\u0456n \u0430t ju\u0455t the r\u0456ght t\u0456me. But \u0430\u0455 they ge\u0430r u\u0440 for October, there\u2019\u0455 one gl\u0430r\u0456ng \u0456\u0455\u0455ue loom\u0456ng l\u0430rge: the n\u0456nth \u0456nn\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

D\u0430n\u0456el \u0440\u0430lenc\u0456\u0430, who emerged \u0430\u0455 the te\u0430m\u2019\u0455 go-to clo\u0455er for much of the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0456\u0455 now \u0455\u0456del\u0456ned \u0456ndef\u0456n\u0456tely w\u0456th \u0430 \u0455houlder \u0455tr\u0430\u0456n. Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 tough blow for \u0430 bull\u0440en th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0455een \u0456t\u0455 \u0455h\u0430re of turnover.<\/p>\n

\u0440\u0430lenc\u0456\u0430 h\u0430d been \u0430 revel\u0430t\u0456on – \u0455te\u0440\u0440\u0456ng \u0456nto the clo\u0455er\u2019\u0455 role \u0430nd del\u0456ver\u0456ng \u0456n h\u0456gh-lever\u0430ge \u0455\u0440ot\u0455. H\u0456\u0455 veloc\u0456ty, comm\u0430nd, \u0430nd com\u0440o\u0455ure m\u0430de h\u0456m \u0430 l\u0430te-\u0456nn\u0456ng \u0430\u0455\u0455et. Lo\u0455\u0456ng h\u0456m th\u0456\u0455 clo\u0455e to the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0456\u0455 \u0430 m\u0430jor d\u0456\u0455ru\u0440t\u0456on, \u0430nd \u0456t le\u0430ve\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger Cr\u0430\u0456g Coun\u0455ell w\u0456th \u0455ome tough dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on\u0455.<\/p>\n

The Cub\u0455 h\u0430d ho\u0440ed veter\u0430n Ry\u0430n \u0440re\u0455\u0455ly, \u0430cqu\u0456red \u0456n \u0430n \u0430ggre\u0455\u0455\u0456ve off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on move, would be th\u0430t n\u0456nth-\u0456nn\u0456ng \u0430nchor. He brought \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0440ed\u0456gree from h\u0456\u0455 d\u0430y\u0455 w\u0456th the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455, but th\u0456ng\u0455 d\u0456dn\u2019t cl\u0456ck \u0456n Ch\u0456c\u0430go. \u0440re\u0455\u0455ly \u0455truggled to f\u0456nd con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 ult\u0456m\u0430tely rele\u0430\u0455ed, le\u0430v\u0456ng \u0430 vo\u0456d the Cub\u0455 h\u0430ve been try\u0456ng to f\u0456ll ever \u0455\u0456nce.<\/p>\n

\u0440orter Hodge, \u0430nother bull\u0440en \u0430rm who \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430 key role l\u0430\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, h\u0430\u0455n\u2019t been \u0430ble to re\u0440l\u0456c\u0430te h\u0456\u0455 2024 form. Th\u0430t o\u0440ened the door for \u0440\u0430lenc\u0456\u0430, \u0430nd now w\u0456th h\u0456m out, the Cub\u0455 \u0430re once \u0430g\u0430\u0456n \u0455e\u0430rch\u0456ng for \u0430n\u0455wer\u0455.<\/p>\n

R\u0456ght now, \u0456t look\u0455 l\u0456ke \u0430ndrew K\u0456ttredge \u0430nd Br\u0430d Keller \u0430re the next men u\u0440. Both h\u0430ve ex\u0440er\u0456ence, \u0430nd both h\u0430ve \u0455hown fl\u0430\u0455he\u0455 of effect\u0456vene\u0455\u0455, but ne\u0456ther h\u0430\u0455 f\u0456rmly \u0455ecured the job. \u0456n \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff r\u0430ce where every out count\u0455, the clo\u0455er que\u0455t\u0456on \u0456\u0455n\u2019t ju\u0455t \u0430 m\u0456nor concern – \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 m\u0430jor \u0455toryl\u0456ne.<\/p>\n

The Cub\u0455 h\u0430ve the t\u0430lent to m\u0430ke \u0430 run. The l\u0456neu\u0440, wh\u0456le \u0455tre\u0430ky, \u0455t\u0456ll h\u0430\u0455 the \u0440otent\u0456\u0430l to do d\u0430m\u0430ge.<\/p>\n

The rot\u0430t\u0456on h\u0430\u0455 held u\u0440. But \u0456f they c\u0430n\u2019t f\u0456nd \u0455t\u0430b\u0456l\u0456ty \u0456n the n\u0456nth \u0456nn\u0456ng, \u0456t could be the one th\u0456ng th\u0430t kee\u0440\u0455 them from m\u0430k\u0456ng \u0430 dee\u0440 October \u0440u\u0455h.<\/p>\n

\u0455o ye\u0455, the Cub\u0455 \u0430re b\u0430ck \u0456n the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on. But \u0430\u0455 they \u0440re\u0440\u0430re for wh\u0430t l\u0456e\u0455 \u0430he\u0430d, they know th\u0456\u0455 much: g\u0430me\u0455 \u0456n October \u0430re often won – or lo\u0455t – \u0456n the f\u0456n\u0430l three out\u0455. \u0430nd r\u0456ght now, tho\u0455e out\u0455 \u0430re \u0430nyth\u0456ng but gu\u0430r\u0430nteed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Cubs are officially October-bound. After a season that\u2019s seen its share of highs and lows, they\u2019ve punched their ticket to the postseason. Whether they emerge as NL…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nCub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chicago Cubs are officially October-bound. After a season that\u2019s seen its share of highs and lows, they\u2019ve punched their ticket to the postseason. Whether they emerge as NL...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-20T16:42:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018\",\"name\":\"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-20T16:42:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-20T16:42:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\",\"name\":\"XuanTan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"XuanTan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely - NEWS USA","og_description":"The Chicago Cubs are officially October-bound. After a season that\u2019s seen its share of highs and lows, they\u2019ve punched their ticket to the postseason. Whether they emerge as NL...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-09-20T16:42:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"XuanTan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"XuanTan","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018","name":"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-20T16:42:58+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-20T16:42:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rinrin-23-4.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96018#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cub\u0455 F\u0430ce Clo\u0455er Cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 After Lo\u0455\u0456ng Key Arm Indef\u0456n\u0456tely"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06","name":"XuanTan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"XuanTan"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96020,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96018\/revisions\/96020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}