The Cubs head into Saturday’s doubleheader winners of five straight with just three runs allowed across those contests, giving almost everyone the warm fuzzies. I say “almost” because some folks actually seem to be unhappy about this sudden burst of strong play. Alas, things could still go awry with three games remaining this weekend. Until that happens, though, let’s just enjoy the hell out of what the Cubs are doing.
Hayden Wesneski was on the bump when this streak started, tossing over six shutout innings against the Angels at Wrigley. It was his second scoreless start this season and came after he’d allowed eight runs in nine innings over his two previous outings.