2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 51

It isn’t often that a team wins 10 straight and so quickly thereafter loses six straight. But it’s been that kind of year for the Cubs. Every single year there is a stretch where the Cubs run into a number of elite pitchers and the bats go into a funk. To my eye, they’ve held up better this year than is years past. On top of four hits Friday, they drew five walks and were hit by three pitches. It’s not enough traffic, but it is traffic. This was one more starter that was no joke. The Cubs didn’t