The Cubs (36-39) finally won a series by taking two of three from the Giants at Wrigley Field. Outside of a two-game set with the White Sox earlier in June, the Cubs had not prevailed in a series May 10-12 against the Pirates. The offense finally started to heat up with 17 total runs over the last three games and that was just enough to overcome continued issues with the bullpen. They now wrap up their homestand with a weekend visit from the Mets (35-38).
New York’s B-team looked like they were dead in the water about 10 days ago, but then Grimace threw out the first pitch and they caught fire.