I said on Monday that I won’t be satisfied unless the Brewers win at least 3 of the 7 games against the Cubs. That would limit the Cubs to a 1 game gain and give the Brewers the tiebreaker.
The Brewers got one, but I’ll be pretty disappointed if they don’t get at least one more these next 2 days. Losing both would leave open the possibility of a Cubs sweep next week that would make the race more interesting than I would like, and force the Brewers to win the series next week just to get the tiebreaker.
But even if you think the division race is already in the bag these are still important games. Of course, every game is important in the race for the byes, and wins over the Cubs (and the Reds, Pirates,and Cardinals) also help in the tiebreaker battle with the Braves (or possibly the Phillies).