In an unusual week nine, the Cubs didn’t lose a game and lost ground in the division. That’s because they only ended up officially playing three games (though a fourth ended in a 5-5 tie). The Mets, meanwhile, won all six games they played, pushing their winning streak to an amazing 10 games. Once you get to double digits, you are in pretty rarefied air. That streak pushed them into second place and as we last looked back to 1969, the Cubs’ lead was down to “only” 7½ games.
The rain that plagued week nine’s games pushed one into week 10 and that’s where we’ll start this week.