I’m about to unplug for a while and enjoy the rest of my holiday weekend, but first wanted to get out a few of the thoughts and numbers bouncing around in my head. It’s beyond wild to me that the Cubs have now won six straight and nine of their last 10, over which time they’ve scored 99 runs. Yep, nearly 10 runs per game thanks to five double-digit outbursts in that span.
For context, the offense had managed just four double-digit scoring performances in the previous 127 games. What a difference it makes to have the bottom of the order producing even better than the middle.