The Chicago Cubs are back from London, and now it’s time for the team to re-focus on the task at hand — winning the National League Central and returning to the playoffs. Here’s what to look for this week.
in the 2021 Field of Dreams game in Iowa. Even the backdrop, which looked like any generic sports stadium built in North America in the last two decades, was nothing special.
Either way, the long-awaited trip that was four years in the making finally ended, and now it’s time for the Cubs to re-focus on the task at hand — winning the National League Central and returning to the playoffs for the first time since Rebuild 2.0 began.Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman pitches during the second inning on June 25, 2023, in London.of Sunday’s start with a developing blister on his right index finger.
Stroman’s importance to the Cubs can’t be understated. He’s the Cubs’ best chance at being selected to the National League All-Star squad, though he sounded Sunday as though he’d prefer to not pitch to rest up for the second half. If Stroman couldn’t pitch, that could open the door for Justin Steele, who also deserves an invite. Cubs starters on Monday ranked first in the National League, and fifth overall, with a 3.77 ERA.The Cubs can’t consider themselves true contenders without being over .
According to Cubs historian Ed Hartig, only two Cubs teams that fell 10 games under .500 reached the even mark: the 1968 team that started 35-45 and got to 51-51 before finishing with 84 wins; and the ‘96 team that went from 21-31 to 51-51 before regressing and ending the season at 76-86.Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber led the NL in home runs last season with 40 and has 98 homers with three teams in 2 1/2 seasons since the Cubs non-tendered him after 2020.
But his .754 OPS this season is his lowest since a .701 OPS in 2020, and the Phillies have struggled to regain the form they showed during last October’s postseason run to the World Series.
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