Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton left Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning with a blister.

THE SUN WILL COME OUT, MAYBE: Game 1 of today’s doubleheader will be the Cubs’ 27th weekday afternoon game of the season, but their first on a Tuesday. They are 15-11 in the previous weekday matinees, including 8-8 at home. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)

The Brewers lead the Cubs by nine games in the National League Central Division and, because it's the last series between the teams in the regular season, the Cubs face a must-win situation to keep the Brewers from running away with the division title.

For the first time since July 30, the Milwaukee Brewers have lost a game. The Cincinnati Reds finally got the job done in toppling the beast that the Brewers have become on Sunday afternoon, though it took a late charge and extra innings to do so with a 3-2 win.

The Reds ended the Milwaukee Brewers 14-game winning streak. The Reds begin a nine-game, 10-day road trip on Aug. 18 against the Angels, Diamondbacks and Dodgers. In the Terry Francona era of the Cincinnati Reds,

On the other hand, via Clay Davenport's third-order wins and losses, which project a team's winning percentage based on underlying statistics adjusted for quality of opponents, the Brewers are neck-and-neck with the Cubs,