Since the Cubs won their getaway game against the Milwaukee Brewers and have a four-game cushion in the NL Central before heading to Washington to battle the slightly torn down but still not that bad Nationals, I thought I’d update from the previous blog and check on the outlook as September rolls along…
Based on the current standings, the Cubs are 82-57, which extrapolated across all 162 games is around a 95-96 win pace. The FanGraphs odds barely changed and project the Cubs to finish at 95 wins. You may also notice that the three best records in the National League remain within the Central, as the Brewers and St.