Let's say they play Friday's game, but Saturday and Sunday get washed out. The Cubs enter a Monday doubleheader either 1 GB or tied for the 1st WC spot. I'm sure HFA is important, and if the other contender is San Diego, you'd like to avoid playing a DH in Boston and flying cross country for a game the next day. But do you really burn your pitching staff down trying to win HFA? It's really a no win situation for the Cubs. So they should probably just sweep the next 4 games and hope SD loses once or twice to make the weekend games less important.