The Cubs won for the third time in as many games Wednesday. The Cubs are 76-43 on the season. And for the first time since the end of the 2008 season, the Cubs are 33 games over .500.
The Cubs are 17-3 over the last 20 games. After starting the season with 24 wins in the first 30 games (24-6), the Cubs were a .500 team for the next 58 games (29-29). Over the last 31 games, the Cubs are 23-8 that is a .742 winning percentage. And the 23-8 record since the All-Star break is tops in baseball followed by the Mariners (18-11), Reds (18-12), Blue Jays (18-12) and Dodgers (16-12)
The Cubs have scored 603 runs this season while allowing 397.