Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jul 28, 2025
Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 28 edition
Patrick Gorski-Imagn ImagesThe Cubs began the week tied for first place and went 3-3.
That was good enough to end the week in a first-place tie, since the Brewers also went 3-3. Thanks, Marlins!
Here’s who was hot and not for the Cubs over the past week.
Three up
Matt Shaw, your table is ready
Shaw worked on tweaking his batting stance again over the All-Star break and wound up having a fantastic week. Over the six games against the Royals and White Sox, Shaw batted .400/.429/.950 (8-for-20) with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, two stolen bases and five runs scored. That’s a possible recipe for being named NL Player of the Week — we should find out later this afternoon.