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The Chicago Cubs have seen their NL Central division hopes evaporate, with the Milwaukee Brewers jumping out to an eight-game lead with just under two months remaining in the regular season. The Cubs have struggled offensively in the month of August,

August 17 - Offense has been hard to come by for the Chicago Cubs in August. And though they still struggled in a 3-1 victory against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, the Cubs hope the come-from-behind win will provide a boost in the rubber match of the teams' three-game series on Sunday afternoon.

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His skid has coincided with Chicago's downward spiral. The Cubs were 50-35 on July 1, leading the division by 2.5 games over the Brewers. Since then, Chicago is a mediocre 18-17 and closer to the third-place Cincinnati Reds (64-58) than Milwaukee in the division standings.