The Cubs won their third straight game yesterday, damn them all to hell, so the Diamondbacks lost half a game without doing anything. Arizona now sits 3.5 games back of Chicago, as they start a road-trip through Cincinnatti and New York. The Cubs are also on the road this weekend, making the relatively short trip to Milwaukee. The Brewers can do both their slim hopes and ours good by beating the Cubs. Since they currently sit five games back, if they can’t win that series, it may well be the death-knell for their hopes. Being at least six back with only twenty games left is close to insurmountable, especially given the other teams sitting between them.
Preview, #141: 9/6 @ Reds
