The last couple of weeks of Cubs baseball have been a tremendous amount of fun. Solid pitching, both starting and relief, and key hits at the right time. After defeating the Reds 2-1 on a brilliantly sunny afternoon at Wrigley Field, the Cubs have won six straight, 10 of their last 11 and 14 of their last 18. In addition, in taking the first five games of this homestand they’ve allowed five runs — total. Sure, the Reds might not be very good but the Cubs pitching staff shut down a pretty good Phillies offense, too.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the second inning.