“There’s not a lot of room for error” – Mike Tauchman opens up on Cubs' urgency and push for a late-season surge

Chicago Cubs outfielder Mike Tauchman talked about his team's playoff ambitions and how every game is important at this stage of the season. Tauchman's comments come after the Cubs finished a series win against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Sunday.

Chicago (55-59) is fourth in NL Central, with the Cardinals (57-55) in second place, making Sunday night's series clincher all the more important in the effort to bridge the gap.

Tauchman spoke to Marquee Sports Network about the importance of the series win:

"We had to win. We gotta play our best baseball. We gotta stack wins and we gotta win series. Everybody knows the stakes in here, and a really good performance all around. Good team win."

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With Sunday's victory, Chicago is still six games away from a wild-card spot. Talking about the team's mindset towards eliminating that difference, Tauchman added:

"I think the guys just know we have to play our best ball. There’s not a lot of room for error. The group believes in itself. We believe that we have the right people in here to rattle off some wins. But, yeah, the results got to be here in the next weeks."

Tauchman homers as Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-2; Justin Steele concedes only three hits, pitching into seventh

The Chicago Cubs rounded off an entertaining series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-2 win on Sunday night, as Justin Steele pitched into the seventh inning, limiting the Cardinals to only three hits and striking out six.

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The biggest of those hits came in the third inning, as Mason Winn hit the ball out of the park, giving the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. The hosts, however, came back to score six unanswered, as Tauchman's home run in a decisive sixth inning.

The Cubs invite the Minnesota Twins to the Windy City for their next game, with the opener of yet another important three-game series on Monday night. Cubs fans will be hoping they can keep up their current level of play to have any chance of a late charge into the playoffs.