Cubs Record: 52-35 (1st in NL Central; 6.5 games ahead of Pittsburgh)
W: Arquimedes Caminero (1-2)
L: Adam Warren (3-2)
S: Jared Hughes (1)
MVP: Anthony Rizzo (4-4, 1 HR, 2 2B)
So…talk about an ugly loss. Losers of five straight and 15 of the past 20, the Cubs are certainly limping towards the upcoming All-Star break. However, it’s not as though there aren’t plenty of reasons the Cubs have entered this skid. Injuries to the entire starting outfield from last year’s NLDS winning squad (Kyle Schwarber, Jorge Soler, and Dexter Fowler) and a grueling stretch of 24 games in 24 days have taken a huge bite out of the Cubs.