The Cubs stand at .500, 17-17, and 3½ games out of first place in the NL Central as we await Tuesday’s action.
You know, that’s not a terrible place to be at this moment. Each of the teams in the Cubs’ division has had its troubles this year, even the first-place Cardinals, who started 8-10.
I’ll also take this opportunity to note that the defending World Series champion Cubs, in 2017, were almost exactly at this spot after 34 games. They, too, were 17-17 and 2½ games out of first place. That team won 92 games and a division title and got to the NLCS.