“You can see the mornin’, but I can see the light.” – Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Let it Ride
The Cubs were off yesterday while the Diamondbacks lost to the Yankees, but both teams still control their postseason destinies. There are six games left in the season and three teams are fighting for two Wild Card spots, so Chicago’s twofold mission is simple in scope.
- Win one more game this week than Arizona;
- Don’t lose any ground to the Marlins.
That’s it. The Cubs and Diamondbacks are sporting identical 82-74 records and Miami is one game off the pace, but both teams hold a tiebreaker advantage over Chicago.