The story of the Cubs and Orioles in 2022 is instructive. The Cubs faced them in Baltimore in June and got blown out, then the second game of the series got rained out. Then the O’s came to Wrigley for a two-game series in July, which Baltimore swept. The Cubs were outscored 20-6 in the three games.
The rainout was made up in Baltimore in August, and the Cubs got some solid pitching and won a one-run affair that ended with this slick double play [VIDEO].
So those games clearly showed how the pretty lousy first-half 2022 Cubs improved in the second half, and hopefully that can continue as this year continues.