Cubs On SI
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If the cubs win 2 of 6 against Giants/Dodgers, they'll still be in good shape. The Cubs schedule is pretty brutal the last month of the season though, with only 6-9 "should win" games and a whole lot against teams in playoff contention (6 STL, 6 PIT, KC, etc.)
and they face Kershaw tonight. Thankfully they miss Grienke tho as the Dodgers are very beatable when one of those two aren't pitching. LA's bullpen is just atrocious and they don't hit for $hit with runners in scoring position. This will be Mattingly's last year in Dodger blue.
Thanks for taking Bumgarner off StL's hands yesterday.
Cubs are fine, nothing to see there. West coast swings are supposed to be hard.
Cubs are fine, nothing to see there. West coast swings are supposed to be hard.
Well, as all Cubs fans know, there have been plenty of "Cubby occurances" in the past!
The Cubs are in very good position, obviously, even on this road trip. LA is a good team and they've been playing well and they have Kershaw going tonight against Hammel, but then the Cubs have advantages in Lester vs. Latos and Arrieta vs. Wood. I would think an LA sweep is unlikely and the Cubs have a fair chance to win the series, which would give them a .500 West Coast trip. In my book, a .500 trip out there would be a big win.
I've certainly seen my share of Cub disappointments, but at this point, the Cubs have a 5.5 game lead in the WC over SF and the Nats are probably about done at this point being 9 games out. Cubs have 36 games left and the Giants 35. If SF goes 25-10, finishing really hot, the Cubs only have to go 21-15 to keep the WC spot. SF's reality is probably going to be less than that. If the Giants go 20-15, the Cubs only have to go 16-20 to hang on. Tough games coming up against STL, PIT and KC (one game only), but SF has this weekend against the Cardinals and still has 7 against the Dodgers, even if they do get a good number of games against NL also-rans.
The Cubs are guaranteed nothing at this point, but they've earned a nice cushion and SF has a lot of work to do to catch up.
I've certainly seen my share of Cub disappointments, but at this point, the Cubs have a 5.5 game lead in the WC over SF and the Nats are probably about done at this point being 9 games out. Cubs have 36 games left and the Giants 35. If SF goes 25-10, finishing really hot, the Cubs only have to go 21-15 to keep the WC spot. SF's reality is probably going to be less than that. If the Giants go 20-15, the Cubs only have to go 16-20 to hang on. Tough games coming up against STL, PIT and KC (one game only), but SF has this weekend against the Cardinals and still has 7 against the Dodgers, even if they do get a good number of games against NL also-rans.
The Cubs are guaranteed nothing at this point, but they've earned a nice cushion and SF has a lot of work to do to catch up.
