The Cubs, once looked at as sellers heading into the trade deadline, are suddenly in position to make a run at the postseason.
Heading into the weekend on a six-game winning streak, the Chicago Cubs are now back at .500 for the first time since May 12.
Despite standing third in the NL Central, there are many reasons to believe this team can win the division.The Cincinnati Reds are just 1 ¹/₂ games back of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers entering Friday. They rank dead last in wRC+ over the last two weeks, and on top of that, their pitching staff has been one of the worst in baseball during the month of July.Andrew Abbott has shown some promise early in his big-league career, but it’s hard to see this team winning many games with Graham Ashcraft, Brandon Williamson and Luke Weaver throwing meaningful innings.
They’re penciling in journeyman Mike Tauchman as their everyday leadoff man, and his .271 expected batting average according to Statcast would indicate he hasn’t lucked into his hits.
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