The Milwaukee Brewers will have an eye on Chicago tonight, as they will be hoping for a little help from their NL Central rivals in their quest to overtake the Philadelphia Phillies down the stretch.
The Phillies, who are seeking their first postseason berth since 2011, enter their series against the Cubs with a one and a half game lead over the Brewers for the final NL wild-card spot.
Philadelphia has picked a bad time to lose seven of ten, with five of those seven losses coming against the Atlanta Braves. On Sunday, they let a big opportunity slip, losing a late lead and falling in extra innings against the Braves after the Brewers had fallen at Cincinnati.
It was a real missed opportunity, but it is better to be playing from ahead than from behind at this time of year, and they have a good chance to grab a valuable win tonight with Zack Wheeler on the mound.