Back to the Chicago Cubs Newsfeed

Cubs 10, Cardinals 5: And the band played on

To paraphrase the words of the late Jack Buck: “And we will see you tomorrow afternoon.”

The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 10-5 on a wet, gloomy Sunday at Wrigley Field, and the Brewers crushed the Tigers 11-0, so the Cubs and Brewers, even at 95 wins each, will meet for the N.L. Central title Monday at 12:05 p.m. at Wrigley. The winner gets two days off, which right now probably sounds like a great prize to the Cubs. The loser hosts the N.L. wild-card game Tuesday evening.

There will also be a tiebreaker game Monday for the N.