After another surge from the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs' path to the postseason seems to be exclusively through the Wild Card.

One of the stated goals for Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has been to not only build a playoff team in the Majors, but create a farm system that can consistently impact the roster.

The Cubs' offensive struggles continued, and coupled with the white-hot Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago sits as far out of first place as it has all season.