Ouch. The Cubs played well in Milwaukee last weekend and none of the baseball experts gave the Pirates much chance of being competitive in 2018 after trading many of their most well-known players away. That and coming home for the first time for the Cubs seemed like a recipe for two out of three for the Cubs.
The Pirates have been one of the best teams in baseball in the early going. Division titles are certainly not won in April, but some teams will bury themselves in a hole they are unable to climb out of.