CHICAGO — One game hardly defines a baseball season.
But Thursday’s makeup game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will at least offer a snapshot of the current state of the teams, as well as their battle for the NL Central Division title.
The Brewers (47-40) have been sitting atop the NL Central for 45 days and have won six of seven after a 4-0 result at Baltimore on Wednesday. The Cubs are 3-5 in their last eight following a 7-3 come-from-behind win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
Just 9 1/2 games separate the top and bottom teams, so Milwaukee players aren’t about to start looking too closely at the standings.