Paul Sullivan (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki resume game of one-upmanship in reaching milestones for Chicago Cubs. “The combo of Crow-Armstrong and Suzuki helped fuel the Cubs in the first half…“

Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw said he spoke to president Jed Hoyer, manager Craig Counsell and several teammates before deciding to leave the team Sunday.

The Chicago Cubs have some work to do this weekend to secure home-field advantage in their series against the San Diego Padres.

The Chicago Cubs want to make sure everything is OK with rookie right-hander Cade Horton, who could start one of their wild-card games next week.

The fans out in the Wrigley Field bleachers on Sunday afternoon continued their season-ending tradition of holding a potluck dinner prior to the final home game of the year. The Cubs’ grounds crew too

The Cubs are -159 favorites (wager $159 to win $100) in the latest SportsLine consensus odds while the Cardinals are +133 underdogs (wager $100 to win $133). The total is at 7.5 after opening at 8.5. For the latest Cardinals vs. Cubs model projections and expert picks, head to SportsLine.

1938: Chicago Cubs manager-catcher Gabby Hartnett’s two-out, two-strike, last-of-the-ninth home run — known as the “homer in the Gloamin'” — beat darkness and first-place Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5. (Lights were finally installed and turned on at Wrigley Field in 1988.)

The Chicago Cubs have been dying for a player to step up at the plate as their offense went stagnant this summer. That player the organization was looking for i