2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 123

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty ImagesBe still, my beating heart. The Cubs have won two in a row. If you are a Reds fan, this series had to be awfully frustrating. The Reds have been hovering on the periphery of the NL playoff race. They were probably always a bit of a longshot, but losing two straight to the previously collapsing Cubs team can’t feel good right about now.

It’s things like the last two days that have historically made me think long and hard about focusing a team on development of pitching. The Cubs have held the Reds to two runs over two days and in a totally shocking development, they won two games in a row. Today’s starter Adrian Sampson hadn’t had much success in the past at…