The Cubs (22-21) took three of four from Washington at Wrigley to move back over .500 and into second place in the NL Central as they head into a weekend series with the first-place Cardinals. A great bullpen and some slumping hitters returning to form led to the wins, now it’s a matter of maintaining that balanced attack.
St. Louis (25-18) has feasted on bad opponents, as 20 of their 25 wins are against teams with losing records. New acquisition Nolan Arenado is off to a great start with 10 homers and a .929 OPS and rookie outfielder Dylan Carlson is the team leader with a .