The Cubs are in mix with several teams for the wild-card spot and can make a lot of noise in a 10-game stretch against National League East teams.

They start that stretch against Washington in a three-game set at Wrigley Field beginning on Friday.

The Cubs hope that Mark Prior will continue to show the dominance that he displayed against the White Sox on Sunday. He opens the series against the Nationals.


This will be a good test to see where we are at. The East is strong, and beating them will be really helpful in the Wild Card.