The last time the Cubs faced the Braves, it was the final week of September 2023 and the Cubs desperately needed wins to stay in postseason contention. Instead, they got swept, blowing leads in the sixth inning or later in the first two games.
Hopefully, this series will be better.
Schedule oddity: The Braves have played the fewest games of anyone in MLB, just 37 entering this series. The Cubs are at 41 games played beginning tonight’s action. The Braves have two postponed games not yet made up, accounting for half of the difference, and the rest is their seven off days to date, one of which was used to make up a postponed game.