CHICAGO -- There could be three teams from the National League Central in the postseason if the Cubs, Brewers and Cardinals all make it. Chicago manager Joe Maddon knows what it's like to face a familiar foe in the playoffs. He did that when he managed the Rays, having to face the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series in 2008 and in the AL Division Series in 2013.
"Back with the Rays, we had to beat the Red Sox the 26th time we saw them to advance," Maddon said before Monday night's series opener against the Pirates at Wrigley Field.