Cubs Celebrate Division Title Win After Victory vs. Brewers

The Chicago Cubs were ready to party no matter what on Friday as they celebrated their National League Central title, but Miguel Montero added a big jolt to the soiree as he cracked a walk-off home run in a 5-4 triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers.

After the Cubs tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth inning, Montero did the honors in the bottom of the 10th as he lifted a home run over the left field wall to give the Cubs a win and set off a raucous celebration at the Friendly Confines.

The Cubs clinched the Central Division on Thursday night after the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The Cubs had an opportunity to wrap up the division themselves on Thursday, but they lost 5-4 to the Brewers, but the Giants picked them up and sent them to the postseason for the second consecutive season.

The Cubs won't know their playoff opponent for quite a while, but they still have some goals left to accomplish this season. The team's magic number to clinch home-field advantage in the NLDS and NLCS is currently at nine after the victory, and they also are trying to become the first Cubs team to win 100 games in a season since the 1935 campaign.

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