By all accounts, the Cubs have a 100% chance of making the playoffs. They’re 36 games over .500 with 36 games left to play, though, so it’s still numerically possible for them to finish with an even record. And if the Cardinals win their last 37 games, the Cubs would need to go 23-13 to keep pace. Absent such an historic run, closing out with just a .528 winning percentage (19-17) nets the Cubs 100 wins. Seems like a foregone conclusion given their success to this point, huh?
That’s almost too bad because it kinda glosses over the magnitude of the accomplishment.