Even at two games under .500, the Cubs still have a chance to make the 2024 postseason.
The NL Central title and the first two wild-card spots are out of reach at this point.
But the third wild-card spot is still in play. The Cubs trail by 5½ games with 34 remaining.
It will not be easy. The Cubs don’t play any of the teams currently ahead of them in this race — and they don’t have the tiebreaker against any of them, either. So they’ll have to start winning, and big, right now. I’ve felt for a long time that they have a streak in them.