The Chicago Cubs will be in the playoffs for the second straight season (magic number is one), but they still have to keep pushing to earn the National League's top wild-card spot and the WC Round home series that brings – just as they earned it in 2025. After dropping the opener, the Cubbies really can't afford another home loss tonight against eliminated Miami. It's a 7:40 ET first pitch from Wrigley Field in the team's penultimate regular-season game there.
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DrafKings SGP price: +131 (subject to change) Miami was eliminated from wild-card contention over the weekend so is simply playing for pride under second-year manager Clayton McCullough, who should be back in 2027 even if the team didn't improve this year from 79 wins in 2025. The team has already landed Over its spring win total of 72.5. Two key guys are currently out in outfielder Owen Casssie – a one-time top Cubs prospect – and closer Pete Fairbanks.
If there is something individual to watch on the Marlins in their final few games, it's the chances of All-Star shortstop Otto Lopez winning the NL batting crown and reaching 200 hits. Lopez leads the majors with 186 (he was priced +30000 to do so in the spring) but is third in the NL in batting average at .304, 10 points behind leader Luis Arraez of the Phillies. Arraez was the last Miami batting champion in 2023.
McCullough hinted that he might hit Lopez at leadoff the rest of the way to get him more potential at-bats and the shot at 200 hits. Lopez hit second in Tuesday's win and had one hit. Ryan Gusto (1-5, 4.14 ERA) takes the mound tonight, and he's 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in three September outings.
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