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ST. LOUIS – Over the course of 16 days, the Cubs are scheduled to play two games against the Cardinals, four against the Brewers and seven against the Reds.
The block of National League Central opponents is only interrupted by a pair of games against the White Sox, in between the two series against Cincinnati.
“We didn’t play a lot in the first month, so you knew it was coming,” manager Craig Counsell said Friday. “So just part of the schedule. I mean, the old schedule certainly had stretches like this where you spend a lot of time in your division.