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MILWAUKEE -- There are a lot of reasons the Chicago Cubs are making a laughing stock of the National League Playoff race, but their bench corps might be the teams most overlooked component.Monday, it was a pair of reserves -- Chris Coghlan and Miguel Montero -- who led the way, combining for four hits, three RBI and a pair of runs as Chicago rallied late for a 7-1 victory at Milwaukee.Were so deep, said Coghlan, who went 2-for-2 and drove in three after entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh. (Manager) Joe (Maddon) picks his spots, gives guys breathers and the guys on the bench can be playing every day for different teams.Coghlan was dealt to Oakland in February but returned though a June trade and is hitting .231 in 65 at-bats. Montero began the season as Chicagos starting catcher but lost that job in August after prospect Wilson Contreras was summoned from Triple-A.I give them a lot of credit, because it would be easy to turn the dimmer switch down a bit, and they have not, Maddon said. Theyve gone the other way.Chicago will try to take another step toward locking down a postseason berth Tuesday when Jason Hammel takes the mound against the Brewers at Miller Park.Hammel snapped a two-game losing streak with his last outing, giving up just a run on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts over six innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates.He was really good, Maddon said. His stuff was very good.Hammel has thrived against the Brewers. In 14 career starts, hes 10-1 against them with a 2.50 ERA , and is 1-1 this season after tossing seven scoreless innings on Aug. 16 at Wrigley Field.Milwaukee, which had won four in a row before dropping the series opener, looks to get back to its winning ways behind right-hander Wily Peralta.Peralta had the worst ERA (6.68) among qualifiers when he was demoted to Triple-A Colorado Springs in June but since returning in early August, he has a 3.00 ERA over his last five starts and is starting to look much more like the pitcher Milwaukee had in mind when Peralta was named the teams opening day starter.Peralta took the no-decision his last time out but pitched well, holding the St. Louis Cardinals to just a run on three hits with 10 strikeouts over a season-best seven innings in a 2-1 loss at Miller Park.That was his best start of the year, for sure, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. The slider and the fastball were both equally good. The fastball was down and heavy, the slider was certainly swing-and-miss tonight. He pitched very, very well. Hes really strung together a bunch of good starts since hes been back. Hes pitched well since hes been back, hes pitched very well.The Cubs, though, have been a bit of a nemesis for him. Peraltas faced Chicago 11 times over his career, going 3-7 with a 4.09 ERA. He has yet to face the Cubs this season. Stitched Jerseys . Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC failed to make the postseason while Montreal Impact fell at the first hurdle losing heavily to Houston Dynamo in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. 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He will also be out for the first part of the NHL season, which begins Oct. 12.San Jose Sharks forward Mikkel Boedker will replace Gaborik in Team Europes lineup.Miroslav Satan, general manager of Team Europe, said Monday that Gaborik has left the team and will not return.Marian was a very important part of Team Europe throughout the entire World Cup of Hockey, and though he is leaving our group today, he remains a part of our team, Satan said in a prepared statement. We know he will be supporting us in the final against Team Canada, and we wish him all the best in his recovery.Gaborik scored a goal in Europes upset win Sunday before taking a puck off his foot in the second period. He was seen on crutches with a walking cast on his right foot on Monday, according to multiple reports.ddddddddddddTeam Europe coach Ralph Krueger said they will miss Gaboriks veteran experience against undefeated Canada.The impact will be that were losing some leadership and some smarts on the puck that have really been exemplary for us, Krueger said Tuesday morning. His character to play through the injury right through to score a goal against the Swedes is really part of the little pieces that this group is made of.Boedker, 26, had been given a game off at the end of the pre-tournament schedule in part because hed played an Olympic qualifying event with the Denmark national team.I think youve got to keep it simple and make sure you just make smart plays, Boedker said. Obviously, Canada comes fast and they come strong, but to me its all about just keeping it simple and just making sure I can help the team out any way possible.ESPN Staff Writer Scott Burnside contributed to this report. ' ' '