The Chicago Cubs will go for their sixth win in a row when they visit the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Chicago has put together five straight wins to improve to 9-2, matching its best start after 11 games since 2016, when the club went on to capture its first World Series title in more than a century. The Cubs are the only team with a winning record in the National League Central entering Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Kansas City has lost five consecutive games and seven of its last eight.
The teams wrapped up two games in Chicago before flying to Kansas City for two more.