Do the Chicago Cubs have the N.L. Central lead to stay, then/now?

The defending champion Chicago Cubs have both left the door open and won when they had to in the subsequent nearly two months since I posted what is below.

They lead by three and a half, but did not run away with the NL Central but appear safe. I wrote the following on July 27th, fifty days ago. It seems safe to say the Cubs “measured” the rather weak NL Central field. There are still games left so let’s see, but I “see” the Cubs winning the Central and losing in the “quarters” vs Washington. Again below, from July 27th.

Do the Chicago Cubs have the N.L. Central lead to stay?

Despite so often wrong (a person on the phone said “wrong,” literally as I typed the word) and sure, WFAN’s Mike Francesa saying the Cubs would ease to the division title, I also believe they will win it, perhaps easily.

After that if it happens, they will be a viable contender in the baseball tournament.