They got good production from Pedro, he kinda saved them a bit when guys were getting hurt and slumping a bit.
But yea, it would be nice if Murray came up and automatically has a hot week or two filling in for guys
Well yea.. I should of included Arizona too
Cubs go 10 and 15, Arizona would need to go 15 and 9 and SD would need to go 16 and 9 to pass the Cubs
So, Cubs would really have to collapse to miss the playoffs, magic number is 21
They shouldn't, if they totally fall flat and go 10-15, Padres would need to go 16-9 to pass them.
I think the only question for them is will they be good enough to win 2 WC games
Reminds me of 1987, Dawson was obviously incredible with the MVP, had a couple other guys put up good offensive numbers, but outside of Sutcliffe, the pitching wasn't very good.
True but how confidence are you in not just cubs starters but bullpen to hold teams under 4-5 runs, cause its going to be tough for the cubs hitters to put up those runs against Phillies, Dodgers, Braves pitching, teams they may face in WC round
Homeruns allowed last 2 years
202 in 2025 Imanaga 31
208 in 2026 Imanaga 33
38 is cubs individual record set by Warren Hacker in 1955
235 HRs in 2021 is the team record