Call this a reaction-fueled piece, as this was written soon after Saturday's brutal 4-3 Chicago Cubs loss to the Orioles, but Craig Counsell's club is seeing a number of its top bats go through it. Not much can be made about a bad few games, but the past month has seen some extended cold streaks that have stuck out like sore thumbs. This is not to say they won't break out of them, but this final stretch in a tight race with the Milwaukee Brewers puts additional pressure on them to find their way out of their funks.
The Cubs' slumping stars' vanishing act is drawing more attention by the day
