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Cubs And Nationals To Play Game Five With Hopes Of Moving On To Championship Series

The Cubs enter game five of the National League Division Series tonight after falling short of clinching the series Wednesday at home. The winner of Thursday’s match moves on to the National League Championship Series.

WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel has more.


Fans sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field as they wait before Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Chicago.

Fans sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field as they wait before Game 1 of baseball’s National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Chicago.

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

The Cubs enter game five of the National League Division Series tonight after falling short of clinching the series Wednesday at home.

WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel has more.

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