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The Rundown: Cubs Beat Royals, Alzolay Struggles, Smyly Back in Rotation, Brewers Sweep Rangers

“Chippin’ around, kick my brains around the floor. There are the days it never rains but it pours.” – David Bowie and Queen, Under Pressure

The Cubs took two of three from the Royals and lost a game to the Brewers because they shredded and swept the Rangers. The fight to win the NL Central, a division that nobody has aggressively tried to win all season, isn’t going to be easy, is it? Things are heating up, but the good news is that the Cubs have a one-game lead for the third Wild Card spot and they trail the Giants by 0.