Updated Bracket

No. 6 Chicago Cubs at No. 3 Milwaukee

No. 5 Arizona at No. 4 Philadelphia

Chicago/Milwaukee winner at No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers

Arizona/Philadelphia winner at No. 1 Atlanta

Arizona can make the NL playoff match very simple.

The Diamondbacks should beat the Yankees behind Merrill Kelly on Monday, and then they should sweep the Chicago White Sox.

Four wins to start the week should put the DBacks in a comfortable spot going into their weekend series with the Astros, where one win may be enough to put them in the postseason.

Arizona is 6-1 in its last seven games, and it could be a hard out in a three-game series with Kelly and Zac Gallen on the mound.

If the DBacks cruise in their next four games, the No. 6 seed will be the only spot up for grabs in the NL.

The Chicago Cubs possess that spot entering Monday, but their fate could change since they finish with six games on the road against Atlanta and Milwaukee.

Atlanta is still playing for the best record in the majors, which would give it home-field advantage in the World Series.

The Marlins would love if Atlanta continues to play all of its top players this week, so that they can make up ground on the Cubs.

Miami has the easier finishing schedule with six road games against the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Cincinnati Reds will hope for losses from the Cubs to make one final push in their last five games against the Cleveland Guardians and St. Louis Cardinals.

The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants are both five games back and would need a few miracles to happen to reach the No. 6 seed.

Chicago needs at least one win in Atlanta to be in a position to take two or three games off Milwaukee.

The Brewers sit in an interesting spot for the weekend series. They are the No. 3 seed and would face the No. 6 seed in the wild-card round. They have to balance the want to eliminate the Cubs while also resting Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta so they are ready for the three-game wild-card round.

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