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Here at CUB TRACKS NEWS AND NOTES™, we have news for you. Frank hit yet another Tank!

Unfortunately, that was all he wrote. Kris Bryant was given a heartfelt tribute and it got a little misty for a minute before the business of baseball reasserted itself.

The game was close until the late innings. A pair of meatballs in the seventh broke the tie and the Cubs mustered a total of two hits off of a cross-section of the Giants’ bullpen (both by Schwindel), and in the end, the Giants took a step forward. Kyle Hendricks pitched well enough but he got less support than your average Kickstarter.

They’ll try it again today.

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