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Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The Cubs’ win over the Rockies Monday put them 12 games over .500, a 2025 season high.

It’s also the first time they’ve been 12 games over .500 since they were 76-64 after defeating the Giants Sept. 6, 2023. They looked on the way to the postseason, only 1½ games out of first place and with a wild-card spot in hand. Well, you know what happened: The team went 7-15 the rest of the way and finished 83-79.

I thought I’d take a look at a bit of history here to see what over-.500 milestones the Cubs can surpass in the near future, or maybe by the end of the season.

13 games over .500 (also 14 games over)

The last time the Cubs were 13 games over .500 was Sept. 17, 2019,…