It took an extra day of the season and two Games 163, but the National League wild-card game is finally set. On Monday, the Brewers completed their second-half surge to snatch the NL Central crown from the Cubs, relegating Chicago to the play-in playoff for the first time since 2015. Later that afternoon, the Dodgers held off the hard-charging Rockies to clinch the NL West and send Colorado to its second straight wild-card game, which will be played at 8:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Wrigley Field.
How They Got Here
The Cubs were in control of the Central late, with a 3 ½-game lead over Milwaukee for first on Sept.