The Cubs swept the Cards over the weekend. Whether the losses to the Brewers the previous weekend were a wake up call or not, the Cubs have played very well since, drubbing the woeful Mets and pretty much dominating the Cardinals as well. With thirteen games remaining, even though four are against the Cubs, you have to assume the Cardinals are finished. Six games is a lot to make up with such a small number remaining.
Milwaukee is another story. They won again on Monday night, but they still have their work cut out for them going into the weekend against the Cubs. Not sure why the Cubs have put Montgomery back into the rotation to face Tampa on Tuesday unless they want to give Arrieta another day or two to shape up. The only thing it does is to push Lester back a day, which means he will miss the Brewers series altogether. I thought maybe he had better numbers against the Cardinals, but he has pitched pretty well against both opponents over the past few years, so it has to be an Arrieta thing.
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