With the injuries mounting and the schedule as stiff as anyone’s, the Chicago Cubs should be happy to get out of April with a record hovering at .500. There’s no shame in holding your ground until the health returns. We have yet to see the roster that was projected to win at full strength.
Nobody told the Cubs that, though. They are rolling.
After taking down Kutter Crawford, his sub-1.00 earned run average, and the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, this pieced-together Cubs team is now 17-9.