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The Short Porch: Thirty-five runs?!

Sara Sanchez is a baseball analyst who divides her time between her love of the Cubs and fantasy baseball. She's powered by nitro cold brew, rosé, and the vibes in the left field bleachers at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs started out their week in Sacramento to face the A’s who were celebrating their first series in their temporary home, Sutter Health Park. Things didn’t go as planned for the A’s, who lost all three games of the series, but things went wildly well for the Chicago Cubs who were coming off a particularly disappointing series finale in Arizona that saw them squander a four-run lead and their shot at winning the series.