On Sunday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs will close the book on the first half of the 2019 campaign. It hasn’t gone exactly as planned, with the club coming off its first sub-.500 month in over two years in June and locked in a dogfight with literally every other team in the division.
But with this week’s All-Star festivities in Cleveland, Joe Maddon‘s team can put this slow start behind them with their eyes on yet another strong second half. With one game remaining, the Cubs carry a .528 winning percentage – their second-lowest first-half mark in the Maddon era.