Pirates 4, Cubs 0
Cubs cover the mound at Wrigley Field Saturday during their playoff celebration.
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Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo connects with fans atop the Cubs dugout in a playoff celebration.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta sprays champagne during Saturday’s celebration.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Pitching coach Chris Bosio sprays champagne on Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo during Saturday’s wild-card playoff celebration.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo sprays fans down the left-field line with champagne during Saturday’s playoff celebration.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo high-fives fans from atop the Cubs dugout.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)From left, Cubs team president Theo Epstein, first baseman Anthony Rizzo and GM Jed Hoyer celebrate clinching a wild-card playoff berth.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs first base coach Brandon Hyde exchanges champagne showers during Saturday’s celebration.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs third base coach Gary Jones, center, is soaked in champagne by Cubs players during Saturday’s playoff celebration in Wrigley Field.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Addison Russell gets the force out on Francisco Cervelli but loses the handle on the ball, allowing Pedro Alvarez to safely reach first in the 6th inning against the Pirates.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Kris Bryant bobble-head in the batters box pre-game.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Jason Hammel hands the ball to manager Joe Maddon in the 5th after giving up a three run HR to the Pirates’ Jordy Mercer.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Jason Hammel, left, and catcher David Ross after Hammel gave up a three-run HR to Jordy Mercer in the 5th inning.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Jordy Mercer is greeted by Pedro Alvarez and Francisco Cervelli, who were on base for Mercer’s 3-run HR in the 5th.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Kris Bryant dejectedly heads to the dugout after doubling to lead off the 4th inning but getting stranded there after Jorge Soler struck out to end the inning.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Kris Bryant doubles to left center in the 4th inning.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Starlin Castro drifts into short right field to catch a pop fly off the bat of Aramis Ramirez in the 4th inning.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Francisco Liriano pitches for the Pirates in the 1st inning.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Jason Hammel pitches in the 2nd inning.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Joe Maddon and his team during the national anthem.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs players watch a jumbotron video salute to their 2015 accomplishments.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs players, including Jake Arrieta, center, tip their caps to the fans after a jumbotron video salute to their 2015 accomplishments.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)A day after the Cubs clinched a wild card playoff berth, fan Dina Parkins celebrates in the stands with a blown up Sports Illustrated cover of the Cubs’ 2015 success.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Cubs fans line up outside the ball park.
(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)Jake Arrieta makes his way through the Wrigley Field stands Saturday morning after doing a television interview.
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