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Cubs vs. Giants Series Review: Home Sweep Boosts 5-Game Winning Streak

Sitting alone in first place is a nice feeling, isn’t it? Trouble is, every time the Cubs start rolling, so do the Cardinals; ergo, the NL Central lead stands at just a half game. With the Giants swept away at Wrigley after having taken the last two of the Pirates’ series, the Cubs have the look of a team ready to go on a run and pull away from the pack.

Many of the key cogs in the offense are contributing, Nicholas Castellanos and Anthony Rizzo are playing like MVP candidates, the rotation doesn’t walk anyone anymore, and the back end of the bullpen certainly looks as though it has congealed from ectoplasmic goo to solid granite.