Cubs don’t get close to meeting championship expectations as season ends in two-game playoff sweep vs. Padres
The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from the playoffs after a two-game sweep by the San Diego Padres. The Cubs lost the final game 4-1, failing to meet championship expectations.
SAN DIEGO — The Cubs’ season is over, ending with a two-game thud.This wasn’t how it was supposed to end, certainly not this early, not this quickly.But the World Series hopes the Cubs held since the spring were officially dashed Wednesday night in Southern California, the team looking far from championship-caliber for a second straight game as they were swept out of the playoffs with a 4-1 loss to the Padres.The Padres came into the series red hot. The Cubs didn’t, losers of four of their…
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