The Cubs secured a series victory with another one-run win, pulling them to 13-13 in those contests after starting 4-11. Not coincidentally, it also marked Adbert Alzolay’s 12th straight save conversion. This team is legit and there’s no debate to be made otherwise.
Raise your hand if you thought as recently as early July that Jameson Taillon would be one of the Cubs’ two best starters. Now anyone who raised their hands can put them down because you’re lying. Taillon went into his July 7 start against the Yankees sporting a 6.