Milwaukee Brewers pennant race tracker: 8 games to go

The Milwaukee Brewers are up two games in the NL Wild Card. They’re now hoping to surpass the Washington Nationals for the top Wild Card spot. Here’s how everyone did last night:

Milwaukee Brewers 10 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 1
St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 1
Washington Nationals 6 at Miami Marlins 4
New York Mets 8 at Cincinnati Reds 1
Cleveland Indians 5 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2

Here are the current standings:

The Brewers can win the NL Central if:

The St. Louis Cardinals go 3-5
The Chicago Cubs go 6-2
The Milwaukee Brewers go 7-1

The Brewers can win the first Wild Card spot if:

The Washington Nationals go 4-6
The Chicago Cubs go 6-2
The Milwaukee Brewers go 6-2

The Brewers can win the second Wild Card spot if:

The Washington Nationals go 5-5
or
The Chicago Cubs go 6-2
and
The Milwaukee Brewers go 6-2

Today’s Games:

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:10 p.m.
Zach Davies (10-7, 3.70 ERA) vs. James Marvel (0-2, 9.00 ERA)

Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 1:20 p.m.
Jose Quintana (13-8, 4.37 ERA) vs. Dakota Hudson (16-7, 3.35 ERA)

Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals, 5:10 p.m.
Jordan Yamamoto (4-5, 4.87 ERA) vs. Stephen Strasburg (17-6, 3.49 ERA)

Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets, 3:10 p.m.
Anthony DeSclafani (9-9, 3.93 ERA) vs. Zack Wheeler (11-7, 4.09 ERA)

Cleveland Indians vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 6:10 p.m.
Zach Plesac (8-6, 3.64 ERA) vs. Jason Vargas (6-8, 4.48 ERA)