The good news: Once the dust settled from the Cubs' dominant sweep of the Cardinals in Chicago, the Redbirds are still in fine shape. They are one of just seven teams in baseball to win 20-plus games by the time Cinco de Mayo hangovers set in. They can be found in or just a hair outside of the National League's top-five in the following important categories: average (.265), on-base percentage (.343), slugging percentage (.435) and runs per game (5.12).
The bad news: Pitching has been problematic. The staff ERA (4.36) checks in 10th in the NL. The rotation's 4.