1, but we know that it will be either the Cardinals or Brewers at Nationals Park. We still don't know which NL Central team will be in the wild-card game Oct. They're out of time to clinch home-field advantage for the wild card: The Nationals won their 92nd game Saturday with a second straight win over Cleveland, and that means neither Milwaukee nor St. 1, and if the Brewers don't catch the Cardinals for the division, they'll be facing host Washington in that winner-take-all battle. The magic number to clinch a playoff spot: 0. They're in! The wild-card game is Tuesday, Oct. RELATED: Every game matters: Here's where the Brewers stand in comparison to other National League playoff contenders Here's what they still need (updated through Saturday games): The magic number to win the National League Central is 2, and they'll need a tiebreaker 1 in Washington in the NL wild-card game. After two discouraging losses, Milwaukee still has an outside chance to win the National League Central, but it's looking more and more likely that it will play Oct. The Cubs don’t play Milwaukee or St.The Milwaukee Brewers headed to Colorado for the final series of the 2019 season knowing the road doesn't end there. The two teams will playĭoubleheaders on both Monday and Wednesday, meaning that the Cubs will be watching Meanwhile, the Cardinals are set to take on the Brewers in aįive-game series beginning Monday at Miller Park. The Cubs are off Monday and Thursday this week, and willįace the Cleveland Indians in a two-game series at Wrigley Field beginning on The top seed, meaning that “home-field advantage” is likely out of reach for The second seed, but trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by five and a half games for The Cubs are just a half-game behind the Atlanta Braves for The Cardinals, currently in second place in the NL Central,Īre the current holders of the sixth seed in the league, meaning they wouldįace the third-seeded Cubs in the first round. ![]() Is who the Cubs would face in a best-of-three series at Wrigley Field in the Speaking of the Cardinals, if the season ended today, that The Cubs’ magic number to clinch the Central Division title, and a top-three seed in the postseason, currently sits at 12 over the St. Liam Hendriks Makes Season Debut Months After Cancer Diagnosis The Brewers are technically tied with the Colorado Rockies,īut own the tiebreaker thanks to a better intra-divisional record. Teams from each of the three divisions and two other wild card entries. ![]() Three division champions will make the postseason, along with the second place National League, with eight teams slated to make the playoffs this year. The Brewers are currently the ninth-seeded team in the Losses would earn them a ticket to the postseason. ![]() Stands at 9, meaning that any combination of nine Cubs victories and Brewers In the division race: The Cubs’ Magic Number: 9Ĭurrently, the Cubs’ magic number to clinch a playoff berth Here is a recap of where things currently stand for the Cubs Louis Cardinals in the Central Division, putting them in position to capture their first division title since 2017 if they can hold on. ![]() The Cubs currently hold a four and a half game lead over the St. This weekend, the Chicago Cubs are inching closer to clinching a playoff berth After two consecutive victories over the Milwaukee Brewers
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