The Cubs are on quite a streak lately despite injuries to Darvish and Edwards and the underperformance of Chatwood. They are 7-1 in June and have won 12 of their last 15. The odd thing is that for a team that is built to score runs in abundance, they have been winning lately with pitching and defense.
I have to say that right now I cannot see any real weaknesses on this team, much as was the case in 2016. Assuming Darvish returns to form and they figure out a way to keep Montgomery in the rotation, things can only get better.
The Cubs are poised right now to go into a crucial week that features road series with Milwaukee and St. Louis either half a game ahead or behind the Brewers. The Cubs thus far have dominated the Brewers, winning 7 of 8. Winning those series could put them in the catbird seat in the division though they have to play the Dodgers 7 times in the final two weeks of June.
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