MLB · 2026
Milwaukee Brewers1st NL Central - .614 pct vMon 7 Sep, 2:10 PM EDT Chicago Cubs2nd NL Central - .578 pct
Match resultMilwaukee 56%Cubs 44%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 4% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 8 points in the Division race.
Milwaukee Brewers
Playoffsmagic number 24>99%
Division90%
Pennantseason odds33%
World Seriesseason odds20%
Byeseason odds86%
Chicago Cubs
Playoffs99%
Division10%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds8%
Byeseason odds9%
Milwaukee winDivisionMilwaukee Brewers90%93%▲ +3Chicago Cubs10%7%▼ -3
Cubs winDivisionMilwaukee Brewers90%85%▼ -5Chicago Cubs10%15%▲ +5
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1MilwaukeeDivision90%78-49.614-2CubsDivision10%74-54.5784.53St. LouisDivision<1%65-63.50813.5The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
1MilwaukeePlayoffs>99%78-49.6144CubsPlayoffs99%74-54.578+66San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.5231