Cubs’ playoffs update: Who they’ll likely play in the postseason

The Chicago Cubs haven’t been playing their best baseball after clinching a playoff spot, but the postseason picture is coming into sharper focus.

The Cubs have lost three consecutive games to the Cincinnati Reds, who are breathing down the necks of the New York Mets in the hunt for the third and final wild card spot in the National League, but the Cubs still control their own destiny when it comes to earning home-field advantage in the first round of the postseason.

Here’s where things stand entering action on Sunday.

National League Central Standings:

Milwaukee Brewers – 95-60

Chicago Cubs – 88-67 (7 GB)

National League Wild Card Standings:

Chicago Cubs – 88-67

San Diego Padres – 84-71 (4 GB of Cubs)

New York Mets – 80-75 (4 GB of Padres)

Cincinnati Reds – 79-76 (1 GB of Mets)