The Cubs are now in a tough stretch of the schedule where they’ll play only four games against a team under .500 (the Pirates, this weekend) between now and the All-Star break.
Thus it’s important for them to at least split the games against the good teams, and hopefully take three of four from Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field. The Pirates are 9-22 on the road this year.
Here’s who’s hot and not for the Cubs over the past week.
Three up
The bullpen continues to be outstanding
Over the team’s last 22 games since May 14, the Cubs bullpen has posted an ERA of 0.