Going into play on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in baseball and are on pace to finish with the best record in baseball for the second straight season.
The Brewers also have a chance to win 100 games for the first time in franchise history, but their focus is on the World Series. The Brewers want to win a championship, and winning the National League Central is a huge part of that. It would secure them home-field advantage in their first round of the postseason. They can win the division as early as Tuesday.
The Brewers' magic number is down to just two, meaning that if they win and the Chicago Cubs lose on Tuesday, the party is on in Milwaukee. Well, in Pittsburgh, really, as the Brewers are on the road facing the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs are facing the Atlanta Braves at home.
Winning the National League Central would be great, but the Brewers are not going to start taking things lightly after that. They have yet to clinch a first-round bye or home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
The Brewers' magic number to clinch a first-round bye sits at seven currently. The magic number to clinch home-field advantage throughout the National League postseason is 10. On Tuesday night, Brewers fans will be rooting for a Cubs loss, but after that, it's in their best interest to root against the Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers the rest of the way.
