You really couldn’t have asked for a better homestand for the Cubs, going 5-1 and getting solid performances out of a lot of players. They’re entering the final three games of a 21-game stretch in which they are playing teams under .500. So far they are 14-4, which is also the best record in MLB since May 11.
Keep it going, Cubs!
Here’s who’s hot and not for the Cubs over the past week.
Three up
Michael Busch’s bat is beginning to heat up
Busch started just four of the six games and pinch-hit in a fifth.