Actually, this is a pretty good time for the Cubs to be playing last place teams. Not only do they need to put some distance between themselves and their division rivals, but they have experienced some injury issues. Addison Russell is still sidelined, as is Willson Contreras, not to mention Jon Lester missing at least one turn.
In terms of the pitching shortfall, Mike Montgomery acquitted himself quite well on Tuesday evening, delivering six scoreless innings after being staked to a nine run lead early on. In any case, the Cubs are 7-2 in the first phase of the tour. They have extended their lead over the Brewers to 3 1/2 games.
As mentioned above, the remainder of the Cubs schedule is pretty easy. The only teams above .500 they have to play are division rivals Milwaukee and St. Louis. These might be tough series and will undoubtedly determine the division winner, but these are teams the Cubs can beat.
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