The Chicago Cubs are gearing up for another postseason push. Despite missing out on the division title, Chicago will be part of the playoff picture. While they’re still fighting for a good seed and potential elimination,

Sandy Alcantara, the Marlins ace, allowed a leadoff hit to Pedro Ramirez in the ninth, but got Swanson to fly out and pinch-hitter Carson Kelly to ground into a double play, earning his second save in a week.

Gausman and the Cubs will wait and see what shape the righty pitcher's shoulder is in after he made a tag play that forced him out of Wednesday's game, another Cubs loss that kept their magic number to clinch a playoff spot stuck at one.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell was quick to point out the disadvantages his team faces this weekend after the league moved Sunday's contest against the Boston Red Sox to Friday due to a poor weather forecast.

The series is much more important to the Cubs and the NL wild-card race than the Red Sox, who have all but mathematically clinched the No. 5 seed in the AL with a wild-card matchup against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

With just a few games left, the Chicago Cubs need every break they can get . They are in a fierce battle with the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres for a National League Wild Card spot. On Tuesday,