Cubs 7, Rangers 0: Justin Steele and steals

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Let’s get this out of the way first thing, about the Cubs’ 7-0 win over the Rangers Monday night at Wrigley Field.

Yes, it was cold. All together now: “How. Cold. Was. It?”

The game time temperature was 34 degrees. Here are all the games in Wrigley Field history where the game time temp was 34 or lower:

Rk Team Date Temp Opp Result 1 CHC 2025-04-07 34 TEX W, 7-0 2 CHC 2011-04-18 34 SDP W, 1-0 (10) 3 CHC 2003-04-08 32 MON W, 6-1 4 CHC 1997-04-08 29 FLA L, 3-5 5…