We’re set for a crazy final week of the 2025 regular season!

The first order of business here is the Cubs, who still have a magic number of 4 to clinch home field over the Padres in their Wild Card series. (For the sake of this discussion, I am assuming the Padres will be the opponent, though they still have a magic number of 2 to clinch that spot.) The Cubs can thus clinch home field by going 4-2 this week against the Mets and Cardinals no matter what the Padres do.

The Padres play three games at home vs. the Brewers beginning Monday, then have Thursday off before they host the Diamondbacks to finish the regular season. While the Brewers have clinched the NL Central and a first-round bye, they still have a magic number of 4 to clinch home field throughout the postseason, so they’ve stil

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