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With a match in the regular season, the Cubs and Brewers are tied for first place in the Central League.
After the Cubs lost to the Cardinals 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Christian Yelich hit two home runs (including a deciding game in the seventh inning) to give the Brewers a 6-5 win over the Tigers in Milwaukee .
If the teams remain tied after Sunday's games, they will play a tiebreaker on Monday at Wrigley Field to name the division's champion.
Despite their victory, the Cardinals were eliminated from the Wild Card race when the Dodgers defeated the Giants 10-6. The Dodgers, who earned a playoff spot for the sixth consecutive season, are half-way behind the Rockies in Western Newfoundland, awaiting the result of Colorado's game against the Nationals.
Look on the division race:
1. Cubs
Record: 94-67.
Magic number: 2 to win the division title; place in the playoffs.
Probability of the playoffs (Fangraphs.com): 81.3% to win the division, 18.7 to win the joker.
Saturday: Lost to the Cardinals 2-1 at Wrigley Field.
Remaining games: 1 (1 house).
Versus 500 teams and more: 1.
Sunday: vs. Cardinals, 14:20, NBCSCH.
RH Jack Flaherty (8-8, 3.16) against LH Mike Montgomery (5-6, 3.99).
1. brewers
Record: 94-67.
Magic number: 2 to win the division; place in the playoffs.
Probability of the playoffs: 18.7 percent to win the division, 81.3 percent to win the joker.
Saturday: Defeat the Tigers 6-5.
Remaining games: 1 (1 house).
Versus 500 teams and more: 0.
Sunday: vs Tigers, 2:10 pm
3. cardinals
Record: 88-73, 6 games behind; eliminated from central conflict and joker.
Probability of the playoffs: 0 percent.
Saturday: Defeat the Cubs 2-1 at Wrigley Field.
Remaining games: 1 (1 road).
Versus 500 teams and more: 1.
Sunday: in Cubs, 2:20 pm
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