Joe Maddon’s team wrapped up the holiday weekend with a win over the Reds and snapped its four-game skid. The Cubs had a tough time in New York against the Metropolitans. Even with dropping four in a row, the Cubs are a first place team.
The Cubs will begin play on July 5 with a 52-30 record, a half-game better than the Giants for the best record in the NL and nine full games ahead of the Cardinals in the NL Central. The Cubs .634 winning percentage is tops in baseball.
Joe Maddon’s starting lineup Monday did not have a single player over the age of 26 and featured three players with less than two months of combined big league service time (Willson Contreras, Albert Almora Jr.