The Blue Jays have won 69 games, which makes the timing of this series anything but nice for a Cubs team that just dropped two of three in St. Louis and is 10-11 since the break. The North Siders will be north of the border for three games before coming home for three against the Pirates, then they host the Brewers for five games. With a 6.5-game divisional deficit, the Cubs really need to start stacking wins again.
Toronto has a firm grasp on the AL East, surging ahead of New York at the end of the first half and now holding a 4.