Maybe the Cubs aren't the best team in the majors this year?
Maybe the Brewers are better than we thought?
Whatever the answers to these questions, the Cubs are expected to get a lot more answers in a short amount of time -- maybe about how good they are and definitely about how deep their pitching is.
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Down two starters with Tyler Chatwood (back) going on the injured list and Jose Quintana (thumb) not quite back yet, the Cubs face several pitching moves and decisions in the next day or so to cover five games against the Cardinals in the next three days.