Having clinched the division with four games left to play, the Chicago Cubs ran out their junior varsity squad as they get ready to return home to Wrigley Field. Other than personally eliminating the Cardinals completely from postseason play, the Cubs don’t have much more to play for now, and the priority is on keeping just enough rust off their bones and making sure everyone stays healthy and productive.
As the regular season winds down, the standings are showing some separation between the contenders in both leagues. In the American League, every contestant has been decided, and it’s just a matter of who plays where now for a couple of the teams.