"The art of destruction dictates that sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together, an appropriate baseball hypothesis, particularly at this time of year when leaves change colors and elimination games become part of our daily conversation. The Cubs have won three consecutive do-or-die games, and if they win another, they'll advance to the NLCS for a seven-game series with the Dodgers."
"Milwaukee, by the way, is fully aware of the philosophies of recurrence and will to power, both subtexts to the art of destruction. They perpetually overachieve in the regular season, which culminated in a franchise record 97 wins this year. Still, they've failed to advance in seven of their last eight playoff series. The rewards of being baseball's best regular-season team led to their first postseason meeting with the Cubs, which is now nothing more than a single-elimination game on their home turf."
The Cubs have won three consecutive do-or-die games and can advance to the NLCS with one more postseason victory. Regular-season standings often lose their meaning once playoffs begin as teams experience streaks and slumps differently in October. The Cubs recorded fourteen instances of three-game winning streaks this season; a fifteenth would be notable. The Brewers compiled franchise-best 97 wins and carried long winning streaks, yet they stumbled with multiple three-game losing streaks and have failed to advance in seven of their last eight postseason series. Historical turns like Game 163 in 2018 intensified the rivalry and shaped current stakes.
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