The Cubs have scored an MLB-best 145 runs since the All-Star break, including 36 in the past two games, which is the franchise's best since 1897.
on Wednesday night, giving them 36 runs in their past two games -- the franchise's most over that span in a single season since 1897."It's hard to get everybody out," Cubs manager David Ross told reporters Wednesday night. "Nobody's chasing, nobody's going outside of what they're trying to do. ... Then you get to the underbelly of the bullpen and you just get to your rhythm and your zones, where you're trying to do damage.
"The offense is free to go out there and have their at-bats and work as a unit. I feel like it's just been a really cohesive group throughout the lineup for a while now. So, I think it's like 'wow' when we're able to put up these types of numbers offensively." Fueled by the two-game barrage in which the Cubs became the first team in major league history to have 10 extra-base hits and five home runs in consecutive games, Chicago has excited its fan base by steadily moving into contention in the NL Central.
After winning 12 of its past 15 games, Chicago trails the first-place Reds by three games and is within just a half-game of second-place"It's enjoyable to be in the race, for sure," Ross said. "My manager brain wants to go, 'We've got a long way to go, right?' Said that a bunch of times. We've got a lot of games still left to play.The Cubs have averaged 7.
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