<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Chicago Cubs on The Overreaction Desk</title><link>https://theoverreactiondesk.com/teams/mlb/chicago-cubs/</link><description>Chicago Cubs results, roster news, and analysis from the National League race.</description><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:54:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://theoverreactiondesk.com/teams/mlb/chicago-cubs/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Cubs 3, Brewers 4: Lara finished the comeback</title><link>https://theoverreactiondesk.com/articles/cubs-3-brewers-4-lara-finished-the-comeback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:54:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://theoverreactiondesk.com/articles/cubs-3-brewers-4-lara-finished-the-comeback/</guid><description>Milwaukee tied the game with two outs in the ninth, then Luis Lara delivered a walk-off single in the 10th for the 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