After losing only two of their first nine series, the Cubs have now dropped three of their last five sets. They still haven’t had a skid worse than three losses, though, and the softest portion of the schedule should allow them to get right after scoring two or fewer runs in three of the last four games. Monday sees them opening a series against a Marlins team that has lost seven of their last 10 games and has a -69 run differential.
The Cubs are sending undefeated staff ace Colin Rea to the mound to open the series, so this one’s pretty much in the bag.