On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Giants series preview

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesYou did not predict, before the 2021 season began, that the Giants would be in first place in the NL West with 90 wins in mid-September. (Seriously, you didn’t. No one did.)

Plus, this will be “reunion weekend” for three former Cubs: Kris Bryant, Tommy La Stella and José Quintana. I’d expect a tribute video to Bryant to be played for fans at Wrigley before Friday’s game.

For more on how the Giants got to this point, here’s Brady Klopfer, managing editor of our SB Nation Giants site McCovey Chronicles:

The Giants have exceeded preseason expectations as much as any team in recent memory. And an enormous part of that has been the contributions that few…