It’s so much nicer to write about the Chicago Cubs when they are playing the way they have over the last week.
Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, they started with home runs and a decent, but not great, outing from Kyle Hendricks.
Then in the middle innings with a tenuous one-run lead, the Cubs exploded for another of the type of inning that’s been quite common for them in this homestand: Multiple timely hits with RISP, walks when needed, even a key sacrifice bunt. All of that led to a 10-3 win over the visiting Orioles, the Cubs’ fourth in a row and sixth in their last seven.