The Cubs And Their Wild-Card Rivals

Which of these teams will be toughest to hold off for the Cubs in the wild-card race?

The Cubs' sweep of the Giants over the weekend put them solidly into the second wild-card spot, by 3½ games entering their series against the Brewers Tuesday night. They're 14 games over .500 at 62-48, the fourth-best record in the major leagues.

However! There are 52 games left on the Cubs' schedule this year and much can change over that span, as many, many teams that held leads this large or larger for playoff positions could tell you.

This article is intended to give you a snapshot of where the Cubs stand with their playoff-spot rivals. Even though the headline includes "wild card," I'm going to include…