Paul Sullivan: If the Cubs win the NL Central, which team would they least like to face in the playoffs?
Imagine the Cubs clinch the NL Central before the final weekend of the season and have a chance to knock the Cardinals out of a wild-card spot on the last day of the season at Wrigley Field.
Do you go for the jugular or give Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras a day off to rest for the postseason and perhaps go with a bullpen day instead of using a starter?
The Cubs hope they're in a position to make that choice if the game still has meaning for the postseason picture, though they could just as easily be on the other side, needing to beat St. Louis for a wild-card spot to get into the playoffs.
Assuming the Nationals have been Bote'd into extinction since the walk-off grand slam on Sunday night, the
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