The Cubs and Brewers have nearly identical run averages, with the Cubs at 5.02 runs per game and the Brewers at 5.04. Team batting results show the Cubs ahead in overall offensive value, posting a .245/.341/.402 line with 112 wRC+, while the Brewers post .247/.335/.366 with 100 wRC+. Walk and strikeout rates are close between the teams, and batting average is nearly the same. The key separation is power: the Cubs have a .157 ISO, ranking ninth, while the Brewers have a .119 ISO, ranking last. The Cubs’ offense therefore produces more extra-base impact despite similar scoring totals.
"If the Cubs are going to win the division - setting aside the soft factors and luck and all that stuff - they will need to play better than the Brewers on defense (I think they will), and they will need to hit better than the Brewers. That's the one where I wonder if there's confidence. On paper, I look at the two lineups and I have to say, I think the Cubs' lineup (and bench) looks better. But we know "paper" ceased to matter a long, long time ago when it came to the Brewers and the NL Central. They just ... make it work. Every year. On all sides of the ball."
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