Remember when the Cubs opened July with four straight wins, then rebounded from a loss to the Cardinals with an 11-0 drubbing to take five of their first six in the month? That was cool. Losing two of three in Minnesota was followed by taking their last two games of the first half in the Bronx to put the Cubs firmly in position as legit contenders. Then they opened the second half with two wins over a Red Sox team that came in winners of 10 straight.
Since then, however, the Cubs have gone 8-11 to fall six games back in the division.