On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview

Before we get to the Astros, a note: The Cubs moved half a game ahead of the Cardinals into second place in the NL Central when St. Louis lost to Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Astros started the year 6-3, but since then have gone 14-28. Only the Angels (13-28) are worse over that span. So this could be a really good time for the Cubs to host them. For more on the Astros, here’s Patrick Creighton, manager of our SB Nation Astros site The Crawfish Boxes. Nothing has really gone right for the Astros