24

Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Rockies 6-2 on Sunday behind a quality start from Kyle Hendricks (6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 K), two homers from Michael Busch, and one homer from Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Meanwhile, the Brewers, Braves, and Mets also lost, keeping the Cubs slim playoff chances alive for another day.

 

Magic Numbers
Division:  24
Wild Card:  19

Tragic Numbers
Division:  4
Wild Card:  9

 

The North Siders kick off a seven-game homestand at Wrigley on Monday, with three games against the A's and four games against the Nats.

149 games down, 13 must-win games to go.

Go Cubs go!

 

Image Credit:  Chicago Cubs

Magic number, as described below, is the sum of Cubs wins and rivals' losses needed to clinch the division or a wild card berth (Brewers, for the NL Central Division title, and the Mets, for the third NL Wild Card berth).

Tragic number is the sum of Cubs losses and rivals' wins needed to eliminate the Cubs from division (Brewers) or wild card (Mets) contention.