<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/20/baseball/lester_close_raj_mehta.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Series-Preview-X-factors-and-Prediction-Cubs-vs-Brewers-17193 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Series Preview, X-factors and Prediction: Cubs vs. Brewers</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>With a three-game lead in the NL Central and 15 games to go, the schedule gets tough for the Cubs the rest of the way, starting with Milwaukee this weekend.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Series-Preview-X-factors-and-Prediction-Cubs-vs-Brewers-17193><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>