The Milwaukee Brewers are set to face off with the Chicago Cubs in a three-game set beginning Monday evening at American Family Field, as the two teams will emerge from the series with a leader in the NL Central. Heading into the series, each team sits at 62-43 on the season, comfortably ahead of the Cincinnati Reds in second place. Even so, winning the division will mean the difference between a potential top-two seed (and playoff bye) and a Wild Card spot.
Milwaukee, which won 11 straight before the Mariners snapped the streak on Tuesday, is coming off a series loss to the Marlins, though they did salvage Sunday’s series finale with a comeback, walk-off win.