Thursday in the NL race: Cubs lost a pitchers' duel to the Reds 1-0, Padres lost to the Mets, and the Brewers beat the Angels. The Padres' loss dropped the CMN for the top NL Wild Card seed!
The Cubs have already clinched a playoff berth -- now it's just a matter of seed.
Magic numbers:
Top NL Wild Card Seed: 5
NL Central Division Title: 15
The top Wild Card seed doesn't just get home field advantage in the Wild Card Series, they get to host all of the games in that round. The top two division winners get byes in the Wild Card round.
The Cubs hold a five game lead over San Diego for the top Wild Card seed and sit six games behind Milwaukee in the Central.
The Top NL Wild Card Seed CMN drops with any Cubs wins or Padres losses.
The NL Central Division Title CMN drops with any Cubs wins or Brewers losses.
On Friday, the North Siders continue their series against the Reds at Great American, the Padres head to the South Side to kick off a three-game weekend against the White Sox, and the Brewers start a three-game set with the Redbirds at Busch.
153 games down, 9 to go.
GO CUBS GO!
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