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Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner (2) slides home safely during a Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 8, 2022 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images
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Chicago Cubs David Ross (3) is high fives by teammates as Manager Joe Maddon (L) looks on after a solo home run off San Francisco Giants starter Matt Moore in the third
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Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner (2) bats during a Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 8, 2022 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images via AP
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Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner (2) slides home safely during a Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on September 8, 2022 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images
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