The Chicago Cubs enter Friday’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays with a magic number of eight to clinch a playoff berth. Chicago (83-63) has been chipping away at

Carson Kelly had an early homer to tie the game up and added a single. Seiya Suzuki had a single, two walks and a sacrifice fly. Nico Hoerner had three singles, two stolen bases and a run scored. Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective. Billy Goat: Ian Happ (-.123). 1-5

The Cubs are marching toward the playoffs, and today they square off against the Washington Nationals. Here's how to watch the game.

For the second straight game, the Chicago Cubs will be without one of their top power bats as right fielder Kyle Tucker will not play Friday against the Washing

The Chicago Cubs are expected to gain clarity by the end of the week as to how long closer Daniel Palencia could be sidelined. Palencia landed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right shoulder strain.

The Chicago Cubs announced Pete Crow-Armstrong news after leaving Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals.

On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs faced off against the Atlanta Braves in the series finale of their three-game series. Atlanta got the better of Chicago in the first game, but Chicago was able to settle the score in the second game and even up the series.

Carson Kelly homered for the first of three runs against reigning NL Triple Crown winner Chris Sale and the Chicago Cubs outlasted the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday to win the series.