This was totally unexpected. Not only did the Cubs sweep the Phillies this week at Wrigley Field, completing it with a 2-0 shutout Thursday afternoon, but that also wraps up a sweep of the season series against the Phillies, since the Cubs swept them in Philadelphia in July. That’s the first season series sweep by the Cubs of at least six games over anyone since they took all seven games from the Mets during the regular season in 2015. (We won’t talk about that year’s NLCS here, though.)
The Cubs did it with solid pitching throughout — just six hits allowed by three pitchers — just enough timely hitting, and some real nice defense from Ian Happ.