You did not expect an 8-1 Cubs road trip.
None of us did.
And yet, the Cubs, playing their best baseball of the year, did it at exactly the time they needed to, completing a three-game sweep of the Nationals with a convincing 14-1 win. It’s their sixth win in a row, a season high. They’ve also won nine of 10, 12 of their last 15 and are 20-8 since July 30, the best record in MLB in that span.
And it’s the second time they’ve scored 14 runs on this road trip.
Once again, as has been the case many times recently, the Cubs spotted their opposition a lead.