As of August 13 the Cubs have 44 games remaining on their schedule and the standings in the NL Central look like this:
NL Central Standings
| Cubs | 64 | 54 | 591 | 514 | 77 | |
| Cardinals | 61 | 55 | 2.0 | 518 | 502 | 16 |
| Brewers | 62 | 57 | 2.5 | 566 | 586 | -20 |
| Reds | 56 | 61 | 7. |
Projecting the last month and a half of the regular season
