The Cubs have very little to play for during this series. They need either a win or a Philly loss over the next week to secure homefield through the NL side of the playoffs. The SNY booth was speculating yesterday that Marquis is not guaranteed a postseason roster spot, so this may be an audition of sorts for him. As for the rest of the series, they were relaying that according to their information they would be surprised to see a starter go more than 5 innings. Going 6-6 in our twelve games against Washington and Atlanta makes these 4 with the Cubs that much more necessary. Right now, I think a split does very little for us. 3 of 4 would be nice and a sweep would rock. Anything less than a split will feel a lot like last year.