The Chicago Cubs are still doing great. This far into the season, they are only extending their lead in their division. The second-place Milwaukee Brewers are now six games behind the guys in the Chicago jerseys and long-time rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, are in third, 8.5 games behind.
At .616, the Cubs are tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for best record in baseball.
The team as a whole is performing both in pitching and in batting. The team is fourth in baseball in ERA with 3.74. In first place, oddly, are the Toronto Blue Jays with a team ERA of 3.61. The Los Angeles Dodgers come in at 3.67 and the Tampa Bay Rays are at 3.68.
The first-place showing in team ERA doesn’t help the Blue Jays in other respects, though. They are in fourth place in the AL East, 12 games behind the Rays.
The guys in the Chicago jerseys are batting .281. That places them in first place in baseball for that stat, tied with the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins. They are ninth in baseball in home runs at 142.
Chicago is still holding its breath. The guys in the Chicago jerseys are holding up. Is this the year? Stay tuned.
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