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The Milwaukee Brewers are officially the National League Central Division Champs! This feat occurred today as the won on the road at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs after the two team tied after the 162 game regular season. Although the Cubs have been in the playoffs very frequently of late, this is just the Brewers 5th time in their history winning the NL Central. Congrats Milwaukee!
But as far as the Chicago Cubs go, it is full time panic mode for their player and their fans. They won 95 games this year and had the best record in the NL, along with the Brewers. But with today’s loss, they now have to fight for their survival tomorrow against the Colorado Rockies in a win or go home game.
Hitting was again a huge issue for the Cubs. They ranked 2nd in the MLB in On Base % and Hitting but their bats have been cold for the last month. Anthony Rizzo was the only Cub to hit a home run today and put up a number on the scoreboard. That is simply not good enough.
The Cubs pitching has now become an issue. Although they rank in the top 10 of ERA on the year, their bullpen is completely worn out and is toast. Their big $100+ Million free agent signing in the off season, Yu Darvish, has been injured all year. It has been a huge disappointment and has left a big hole in the rotation that they have been struggling to fix.
So now what happens? Well, the Rockies lost today to the Dodgers and now have to fly across the country from Los Angeles and face the Cubs tomorrow. I don’t know what is going to happen or even who is going to start for either team. But I do know this, the loser goes home for the year and at least the Cubs are already in Chicago.
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