With a month left in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs still have a chance to catch the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League Central crown, but they need to start piling up victories.

Now is the time to do it, with 18 consecutive games against teams with records under .500, starting Friday night when the Cubs visit the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series.

The Cubs will send Cade Horton (8-4, 2.88 ERA) to the mound, while fellow right-hander German Marquez (3-11, 5.67) is expected to be activated from the injured list to make his first start since July 20.

Chicago heads to Denver after being swept in three games at San Francisco, concluding with a 4-3 loss on Thursday. The second-place Cubs sit 6 1/2 games behind Milwaukee in the Central as they enter the final series of a n

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