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Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, August 5 edition

The Cubs won four of seven over the past week, an improvement from recent weeks. In fact, it’s four of the last five and if not for those defensive miscues Saturday the team could be riding a five-game winning streak.

Hopefully the winning continues. Here’s some of the good and bad from the past week.

Three up

Seiya Suzuki heats up with the weather

Suzuki did this last year, too, getting hot in August. Over the past week he batted .333/.400/.630 (9-for-27) with three doubles, a triple and a home run.

Oh, about that home run?