The Cubs are 3-5 in their last eight games. However, two of those losses were by 1 run, two by 2 runs and 1 by 3 runs. A couple things go different, they could have been 5-3 or better. Additionally, in that stretch, the Cubs are a +3 RD because of two big wins over Pittsburgh. Despite going 3-5, the Cubs are still 28-11, which is a pace of 116 wins. And the difference between the Cubs and the second best team (O's, White Sox, Nats, Red Sox) is 0.5 more than the difference between those teams and the 14th best team (Marlins).