When the Cubs departed for the just-completed seven-game road trip to Detroit and Pittsbugh, my feeling was that they needed to go 5-2 to keep pace with, or improve their position on, other postseason contenders.
With Sunday’s well-played 10-1 win over the Pirates, the Cubs did just that, winning five of seven and taking both series, winning three of four in Pittsburgh — and really, the Cubs had decent chances to win both the games they lost.
In this game, they didn’t waste any time scoring. Nico Hoerner led off the game with a double, and two outs later Cody Bellinger singled him in [VIDEO].