Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jul 23, 2018
State of the NL Central: July 23
With last week’s All-Star break taking up several days usually intended for play, there weren’t a lot of opportunities for teams to change their fortunes. Yet we were able to see the Cubs hang on tight to their firs- place spot, and a bit if a shuffle in the ranks in third and fourth position.
Let’s see what the NL Central did with their abbreviated week of play.
Chicago Cubs 58-40
You know what helps a team hang on to first place? Winning three out of five games in a home series against the Cardinals. With the exception of Friday’s 18-5 loss, all the series games were closely matched, but the Cubs were able to take the win overall and keep their hold on the number one spit.