Reigning NL MVP Kris Bryant and the Cubs have had quite the roller coaster of a season.
The Cubs have been at .500 on 16 different occasions and nearly halfway through the year still trail the Milwaukee Brewers by a game in the NL Central.
Bryant himself got off to a hot start but was batting just .232 in 25 June games before he suffered a sprained ankle in the Cubs' series against the Nationals.
Bryant's perspective on the team's slow first half has been level-headed, telling reporters on Thursday that "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.