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- Updated: July 18, 2016
The Cubs and Mets will meet in Chicago tonight for what could be a preview of what’s to come this October.
The National League playoff contenders open a three-game series at 7:05 p.m. ET/6:05 p.m. CT at Wrigley Field, where the Cubs will look to rebound from the Mets’ four-game sweep during the July 4th weekend. Dating back to last year’s National League Championship Series, the Mets have won eight straight games against the Cubs.
Chicago currently sits atop the NL Central with a 55-36 record and an eight-game lead on the Cardinals, while the Mets (49-42) trail the Nationals by six games in the NL East, locked in a tie with the division-rival Marlins for the second NL Wild Card spot.
Both teams started the second half on a high note as the Mets bested the Phillies in a three-game series in Philadelphia, while the Cubs took two of three at home vs. another playoff …
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