The Cubs Playoff Watch as Rivera heads to Wrigley

This is the Cubs Playoff Watch. now lets look at the Chicago Cubs as they continue to strive toward getting their second consecutive division title.

Cubs’ Magic Number: 23, the Cubs just cut two points off their magic number on Saturday, as they scored a 14-12 win over the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field.

Well, the Milwaukee Brewers dropped to four and a half games back in the division with a 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals at Miller Park.

The Cubs are now a season-high 15 games over .500 with 27 games left to play, and they have their biggest division lead of the season as well thanks to Saturday’s results.

Lets start talking about who will probably win the cubs Potential play in upcoming October, even though the Cubs are still very much in line to play the Washington Nationals, the Nats’ playoff high hopes may have taken a bit of a hit after Max Scherzer was forced out of his Saturday start with a leg injury after five innings of work.

After the Cubs finish off their home stand game against the Braves, all heads will leads to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates in a four-game series. Later they will head to Wrigley Field to face the Brewers in a three-game series by next weekend.

Meanwhile, the Nationals are still seven games ahead of the Cubs, and their magic number to  a attract a better record than the Cubs stands at 21.

The Nationals also trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by 10 and a half games for the top record in the National League, and the Dodgers’ magic number to clinch that title stands at 18.