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Paul Sullivan: Cubs hope to rebound from Seiya Suzuki’s gaffe with time running out in the wild-card race

The Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies celebrates with teammate Matt Olson after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Truist Park on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Atlanta.

ATLANTA — It was merely a coincidence the song “Loser” played over the speakers in the visitors clubhouse at Truist Park on Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Chicago Cubs’ heartbreaking loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Someone just liked the catchy ′90s song and put it on the playlist.

The Cubs had no choice but to pick up the pieces from a game lost Tuesday night after Seiya Suzuki’s gaffe in right field, a moment that conjured up one of the greatest examples of the so-called Cubs curse — Brant Brown’s dropped fly ball during the final days of the 1998 wild-card chase.

But they fell apart at the seams for

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