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Colorado Rockies: How they stack up in the NL Wild Card race

By Kevin Henry

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 20: Second baseman DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies throws to first base to complete the double play for the first two outs of the seventh inning as Domingo Santana #16 of the Milwaukee Brewers slides at Coors Field on August 20, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 20: Second baseman DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies throws to first base to complete the double play for the first two outs of the seventh inning as Domingo Santana #16 of the Milwaukee Brewers slides at Coors Field on August 20, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 24: A ‘W’ flag hangs in the window of a bar across from Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, on October 24, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs will face off against the Cleveland Indians in the World Series beginning tomorrow. This will be the Cubs first trip to the series since 1945. The Indians last trip to the series was 1948. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 24: A ‘W’ flag hangs in the window of a bar across from Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, on October 24, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs will face off against the Cleveland Indians in the World Series beginning tomorrow. This will be the Cubs first trip to the series since 1945. The Indians last trip to the series was 1948. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) /

Cubs schedule (66-57 overall and leading the NL Central as of Monday morning)

August 22-24 at Cincinnati

August 25-27 at Philadelphia

August 28-30 vs. Pittsburgh

August 31-September 3 vs. Atlanta

September 4-7 at Pittsburgh

September 8-10 vs. Milwaukee

September 12-14 vs. New York Mets

September 15-17 vs. St. Louis

September 19-20 at Tampa Bay

September 21-24 at Milwaukee

September 25-28 at St. Louis

September 29-October 1 vs. Cincinnati

What jumps out: After Monday, the Cubs only have two off days left down the stretch. That’s one less than the Rockies. It may not seem like much, but that one day can make a huge difference when it comes to getting some relief for your bullpen.

From September 21-28, the Cubs face off against the two teams who are chasing them in the standings (the Brewers and Cardinals) and both of those series are on the road. Whatever damage is inflicted upon the Cubs during those series, however, could be softened by Chicago’s three-game series at Wrigley against the Reds to end the season. Somehow, the Cubs always seem to get the best of the Reds so having Cincinnati in town as the final series of the season could be just what the doctor ordered for the defending World Champions.

The race for the National League Central could well come down to those seven games between September 21-28.

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