Cubs shut down White Sox 6-1
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For 108 straight days, the Chicago Cubs possessed a share of first place in the division. The Cubs’ consistency, especially offensively, kept them in control despite injuries to the rotation while owning the best run differential in the majors.
The Milwaukee Brewers have caught fire to catch the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central, and Cubs' outfielder Ian Happ has an interesting take on the Cubs' rivals' success.
The Brewers ran their winning streak up to 11-straight games with a shutout victory over the Mariners on Monday, taking the division lead.
It has been known for a while now that the Cubs will look to add to the ballclub before next week’s Trade Deadline. Not that it needed to be, but waking up Wednesday morning tied for the best record in the Majors might’ve helped confirm that even more.
The Chicago Cubs are looking into the trade market for starting pitching and third base help in part because of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Its Tuesday, July 22 and the Royals (49-52) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (59-41). Rich Hill is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Matthew Boyd. Salvador Perez went yard twice last night as the Royals blitzed the Cubs in Game 1 of the series last night,
Chicago, which had led the NL Central since April 12, is now tied with Milwaukee. But it just needs to do what it has done all season.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy sat back as reporters filed into his office following the dramatic finish to their 6-5 win to finish off their second sweep of the Dodgers this season. A smile came over his face.
Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton Horton left Sunday’s game in the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead, but the Cubs lost 6-1. It was Horton’s fourth no-decision of the season.