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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Chicago Cubs Game Today (9/18/25): Start Time, Pitchers, How To Watch & Live Stream. The Chicago Cubs have secured their playoff berth for the 2025 season. Now, they can play spoiler to the Cincinnati Reds.
Nico Hoerner’s two-run double in the seventh inning Sunday lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Wrigley Field.
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A look at the NL Wild Card race: Cubs, Padres, Mets, Giants, Diamondbacks, Reds
The Reds pretty much played themselves out of the wild-card race by getting swept by the A’s in Sacramento over the weekend. They trail the Mets by 2.5 games for the final wild-card spot, but now they have both the Diamondbacks and Giants ahead of them. The Cubs could eliminate Cincinnati this weekend.
Hunter Greene dominated in the series opener against the Cubs, tossing a complete-game shutout as the Reds eye a Wild Card berth.