When we last left our heroes in the previous installment, they had taken three of four from the Giants.
Then they went to the West Coast and got swept out of a six-game road trip to San Diego and Los Angeles.
This win snapped that losing streak, but the Cubs were still under .500 at 26-27. They were, however, just two games out of first place in the N.L. Central.
At last, Chicago is experiencing what I like to call “Mesa weather,” conditions like you’d see at most Cubs spring-training games. Pleasant temperatures near 80, light winds, low humidity — the calendar turned to June and the weather turned just as quickly.