With a record of 51-86, the Cubs need to win 12 of their remaining 25 games to avoid a 100 loss season.
The rest of the schedule:
At Pittsburgh, 3
At Houston, 3
Pittsburgh, 4
Cincinnati, 3
St. Louis, 3
At Colorado, 3
At Arizona, 3
Houston, 3
Current records against those teams:
Pittsburgh, 3-6
Houston, 5-4
Cincinnati, 4-9
St. Louis, 6-8
Colorado, 2-1,
Arizona, 3-3
If the Cubs split with Houston, Colorado, and Arizona (6-6), they will need to finish 6-7 against the contenders. With Germano, Rusin, and Volstad in the rotation, that is not going to happen.