2019 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18

Please try to remember the last 20-plus days whenever you want to jump to conclusions. A week or so ago, the Milwaukee Brewers looked like maybe they could just keep on steam rolling the way they did last year. Then the Cardinals got hot until they ran into the Brewers again. Now the Pirates have cruised out to a lead. But the Cubs have won four in a row and the four teams are right now separated by 2½ games.

The reality is, there is a ton of baseball left to play. If the Reds were the Red Sox, I’d even say they could still get hot and turn a five-game deficit into a five-game lead by the All-Star break. Of course, if you thought the Cardinals and Brewers were much better than the Cubs…