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SAN FRANCISCO – The Cubs rotation’s steady performance over the past couple months had been overshadowed recently by the offense’s struggles. But now that the team is winning again, the starting pitching is back in the spotlight.
“You go through a six-week or two-month – I don’t know where you want to draw the line – stretch of the starting pitching that we’ve had, you’re going to win some games regardless of how you’re doing offensively when you’re getting that consistency and production,” second baseman Nico Hoerner said Sunday. “And combine that with pretty solid defense lately, and then some slug this series really made a big difference.