Miraculously, thanks to playing in a division that nobody really seems to want to win, the Cubs cruise into the All-Star Break sitting in first place in the NL Central. Their half-game lead over the Brewers is the tiniest margin, and a bad series against the Pirates to start the second half could knock them all the way down to fourth place. Just 4.5 games separate first from last place in baseball’s tightest race.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FIRST HALF CHAMPION CHICAGO CUBS
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— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 7, 2019
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