The Cubs (22-16) dropped two of three to a talented Giants squad at Wrigley Field this week. Chicago is just about to finish the brutal slate of matchups against some of the best teams in baseball that dominated the first 40 games of their 2025 season. Their final test is three at Citi Field against the first-place Mets starting Friday night.
New York (24-14) came flying out of the gate after a very splashy offseason with an 18-7 record through the first 25 games of the season, but the Mets have gone 6-7 since. That is still good enough for a 1.