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The Dodgers squeaked past the Nats, using just about all their pitchers in the process. That’s pretty much been a theme for this team this year, as they used fifteen different starters and set a record for the most pitching changes in a season. Expect a lot of long games, especially if Pedro Baez makes multiple appearances. Corey Seager is …

Well, here we are at last. I’m still not sure which team I would rather the Cubs have faced – the Giants are the better team on paper but have been kind of a train wreck since the all-star break. Overall their offense was fourth in the NL by wRC+, and they hit 69 fewer homers than the Cubs this …

I was too lazy to look up my usual team leader stats, so I’ll look at the potential NL wild card clusterfork (thanks, KT!). The Cardinals are now a half game behind the Giants and Mets. Here’s the rest of their schedules Cardinals @Cubs (3 games) vs Reds (4 games) vs Pirates (3 games) Giants @ SD (3 games) vs …

The Cubs magic number is down to five, so there’s an outside chance that they clinch the division on the Cardinal’s home field. This would be something that I would be okay with. Their last division clincher was also against the Cardinals and witnessed by yours truly, though it was at Wrigley. It’s been a long road back to the …

Remember when the Astros were bad? Like, earlier this year? They got off to a brutal start, going 7-17 in April, and a lot of people (read: me) saw that guys like Dallas Keuchel continued to struggle and simply wrote them off/laughed them away as a one-year fluke. Then they quietly won a whole bunch of games, and dug themselves …

At least the Brewers have a seven game lead on the Reds to avoid finishing last in the division. Looking at the standings,  there are five other teams in the NL with records as bad or worse than the Brewers. Remember when the Diamondbacks were viewed as having an outside shot at making the playoffs? (dying laughing). Team Leaders Cubs …

It’s our last chance to hear Vin Scully call a Cubs game. Boo. The Dodgers have been kind of a mess injury-wise this year, but somehow find themselves at the top of their division anyway. Despite having fourteen (!) different pitchers start a game this year, they still have the sixth-best starter ERA in the league. If you made a …

This is a series the Cubs should dominate even on the road. The pitching matchups are quite friendly to the Cubs and they are by far a superior team. This probably means the Cubs will end up squeaking out only one win, but I’m going to predict a sweep by the Cubs. That’s not a bold prediction. The Cubs are …

The Brewers come to town to close out this homestand, and the teams get started with a double-header to make up for a rainout back in April. When last we checked in, the Brewers were bad. Checking again….they’re still pretty bad. They traded catcher Jonathan Lucroy and closer Jeremy Jeffress at the deadline but they didn’t have that much to …

It sure is nice having that twelve game cushion. The Cardinals have been flailing a bit lately, even losing a series at home to the Braves, but still have the third-best run differential in the NL. They’re down a couple of key contributers, including Michael Wacha, out with shoulder inflammation, Aledmys Diaz, out with a broken thumb, and Trevor Rosenthal, …