Cubs Chase Top Wild Card Spot | Chicago Cubs News

The Cubs’ Wild Card hopes are heating up — and cooling down fast. After briefly leading the division, they’ve slipped behind the surging Phillies in the race for the top seed, which means a potential road playoff series instead of hosting at Wrigley. But don’t panic: with a 99% chance of making the playoffs and tiebreaker advantages over both the Phillies and Diamondbacks, the Cubs have laid the groundwork to pull it off. Late-season drama is brewing, but their early-season wins could be the secret weapon that secures home-field advantage — or at least keeps them from playing in Philly. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/39a7cc9916a28f8c