Here we go! It's late August, Cubs need a lot to go their way to still be playing in October. The schdule is favorable. I've crunched the numbers, I'll lay out what needs to happen for the Cubs to claim a wild-card spot. Plus, a reshuffling of the Cubs bullpen is underway. Javy Baez returns and more in a look at news and notes from around Major League Baseball.

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