Cubs up 4-2 in the 4th. For fun, pre-deadline vs post-deadline numbers: Offense before: .227/.308/.398/.705 Offense after: .247/.309/.425/.734 Pitching before: 4.17 ERA Pitching after: 6.53 ERA Lot of variables at play but after watching the offense hold the team back for big chunks of 3 seasons, we are now hitting better but our pitching fell off a cliff.