The Chicago Cubs almost certainly will be playing games in October, and that will mark a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The Cubs once appeared to be one of the best teams in Major League Baseball, but as the end of the regular season approaches, they seem to be walking into the playoffs backward.
Over the last two months, the power that lifted the Cubs' offense during the first two months of the season has disappeared. Kyle Tucker has been in-and-out of the Cubs' lineup, Pete Crow-Armstrong has looked lost, and Seiya Suzuki has been a non-factor as the team's designated hitter.