The good news for the Cubs as they dust themselves off after a grueling 12 games at Wrigley Field against the Bewers, Cardinals and White Sox? They’re off to Detroit to take on the lowly Tigers, who are so bad, they were outscored 31-9 by the Sox in a recent four-game sweep.
But the bad news? Cubs manager David Ross can’t write “Jose Abreu” or any other Sox names into his lineup.
Here’s what we know about the Cubs after they lost two of three to their crosstown rivals and went 5-7 over 12 games they’d soon forget if they could: They can’t hit.