Cubs, on brink of wild-card elimination, open series with Nationals
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Unable to derail the New York Mets' playoff charge, the Washington Nationals will get an opportunity to eliminate the Chicago Cubs from the National League race as the clubs begin a four-game series at Wrigley Field on Thursday night.
Coming off a disappointing two-games-to-one home-series loss to the Oakland Athletics, the Cubs (77-75) are seven games out of the final NL wi