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Paul Sullivan: Cubs lose Strop for at least two weeks in win against Nationals

CHICAGO - The Cubs survived their makeup game in Washington on Thursday, but the cost may have been prohibitive.

They knocked off the Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Javier Baez's RBI bunt single in the 10th inning, but lost the services of Pedro Strop after the closer suffered a left hamstring injury trying to beat out a double play grounder in the inning.

Strop will get an MRI Friday, but admitted the best case scenario will be two weeks before

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