2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 78

On Saturday night, the Cubs matched their season high by winning their fourth straight game. Some things you can see coming and some you really can’t. To my eye, the Cubs have been playing better of late. I have zero surprise that the Cubs have hung in there against a Red Sox team that, despite a very good record, just doesn’t appear to be a world beater. But I’m beyond shocked that they won those two games.

I’d have figured the Cubs would maybe have played two of those games that were a one-run game in the sixth but ended up a four- or five-run loss. Then if you doubled down and told me that Friday’s starter would get knocked around in the first two innings, down four after the top of the…