Milwaukee has officially dethroned the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central standings. The Brewers’ 10-2 win on Wednesday over the Seattle Mariners pushed them over the Cubs, who suffered an 8-4 defeat against the Kansas City Royals.

The Chicago Cubs don't necessarily need to be active ahead of the July 31 MLB trade deadline to feel good about their World Series chances.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Rise in Standings Backed by Best Point Differential in Majors. Point differential is calculated simply by the difference between runs scored and runs against. Teams definitely want to be in the positive and the higher the better.

With baseball’s best run differential at +119 and a solid series win in the Bronx entering the All-Star break, the Cubs claim the top spot in these rankings for the first time all season after spending much of the first half floating in the top 10.

The Boston Red Sox were able to win Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs to avoid a series sweep at Wrigley Field, but the series loss emphasized an already c

The Chicago Cubs are having somewhat of a dream season. At 59-40 they own the best record in the entire National League. Right fielder Kyle Tucker has fit in w

As much as the Chicago Cubs are focused on themselves and continuing to try to win series, seeing what a hot Milwaukee Brewers team has been doing to catch them in the standings is unavoidable. “Every stadium we go to,

The Cubs have the best record in the National League, and can they improve upon it on Saturday with a second straight win over the Red Sox?