The Cubs head into this one winners of three straight and looking like an entirely different team capable of scoring at will. Though the odds remain stacked heavily against them, they keep doing just enough to keep us from writing them off completely. To that end, this weekend could determine how worthwhile the final month of the season will be.
Stacking wins won’t matter much of the Braves keep winning as well, but Atlanta is in Philly to take on the NL East leaders. The Phillies took the first contest on Thursday and a sweep, however improbable, could go a long way toward closing that five-game Wild Card gap.