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Paul Sullivan: Patrick Wisdom — the Chicago Cubs’ version of Yermín Mercedes — provides another jolt of power with 2 homers in a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — Tony Bennett is a marvelous singer, but the Chicago Cubs clearly were tired of hearing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” after losses to the Giants in the first three games of their four-game series.

They finally managed to mute the old-school crooner Sunday in the series finale at Oracle Park, edging the Giants 4-3 to avoid a sweep in the matchup of first-place teams.

New sensation Patrick Wisdom hit two home runs, Kyle Hendricks overcame a rough first two innings to notch his seventh win and Kris Bryant made a leaping catch at

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