The Cubs started the six-game West Coast trip with a win in San Francisco and improved to a season-high 22 games over .500. The Cubs are 18-4 in August have the best road record in baseball (34-25) after winning 15 of the last 20 games outside of Wrigley Field.
With Tuesday’s win, the Cubs created a little more space in the NL Wild Card race with the Giants and gained ground on the Pirates. The Cubs are 7 ½ games, eight in the loss column, in front of San Francisco for the second Wild Card and moved to within two games of the Pirates for second in the division and the top spot in the NL Wild Card.