Over the last three games the Chicago Cubs have played, the team has tallied three wins and accumulated 47 runs. 47 runs. Friday night, the club scored 17. Saturday the team took a step back and only put up 14. Sunday night the Cubs tied the Chicago Bears on the scoreboard with 16.
Outrageous numbers are coming from an offense that is lacking some of its best players. Javier Baez is sidelined with a fractured thumb, Kris Bryant is battling a sore knee, and Anthony Rizzo left Sunday’s contest with a sprained ankle.
This weekends 47 run total ranked 2nd in club history, falling one short of the record (48) which was set in 1894.