Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs

NL CENTRAL TIEBREAKER

Milwaukee BrewersBrewersMIL

96-67, 45-37 Away

Final

Chicago CubsCubsCHC

95-68, 51-31 Home

Brewers
3
Cubs
1

Game 1

10/1

Wrigley Field

1:00 PM, October 1, 2018Coverage: ESPN

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,450

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Left Field Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Right Field Umpire - Adam Hamari

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	59	37	.615	-	L3
Chicago	54	42	.563	5	W2
St. Louis	50	45	.526	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	9.5	W3
Cincinnati	43	52	.453	15.5	L2

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