Chicago Cubs do a great job helping out their big division rival

The 2022 season won’t go down as a good year for the Chicago Cubs but it certainly won’t go down as the worst either. There have been plenty of ups and downs but lately, it has been mostly good for the club. 

After a big win on Thursday, they are 8-2 in their last ten games thanks to a four-game win streak. Through this, the Cubs did a big favor for one of their biggest National League Central Division rivals in the Milwaukee Brewers.

The St. Louis Cardinals are the division champions and they did it over the Brewers with relative ease. However, the Brewers are still very much alive in the National League Wild Card race. With just under a week left, there is still a lot to be decided.

The Chicago Cubs just got done sweeping a three-game series at home over the Philadelphia Phillies. That is the team that holds the final NL Wild Card spot with the Brewers trailing close behind.

The Chicago Cubs did their best to help out their rivals in the Milwaukee Brewers.

During that time, the Brewers went 1-2 but they would have been buried even further had the Cubs allowed the Phillies to beat them badly. The Cubs certainly didn’t play well against Philly to help out their Milwaukee rivals but they probably enjoyed playing spoiler.

Now, heading into the weekend, the Brewers trail the final Wild Card spot by 0.5 games. They have three more games against the Miami Marlins followed by three with the Arizona Diamondbacks to end the season.

Meanwhile, the Phillies wrap up the season with four against the Washington Nationals and three against the Houston Astros.

Based on the two schedules, it is obvious that they each start with a series that they should win but the Brewers close against the Diamondbacks while the Phillies have the Astros who are one of the best teams in the entire league. Advantage Brewers.

If the Brewers do go on to win the final Wild Card spot, they can thank the Cubs for helping them buy sweeping those Phillies who are reeling. Unfortunately, if that did happen, they would likely face the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Series which is really no fun for Cubs fans anyway.

As for this pesky Cubs team, they finish the season with six straight games against the Cincinnati Reds (three at home and three on the road. It should be bth interesting and exciting to see how it all plays out.