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The Margin Ep. 6 | The Cubs Are 20 Games Over .500…Here’s Where the Wins Came From
The Chicago Cubs are 73–53 and 20 games over .500.
But where did those 20 games actually come from?
Break apart the Cubs’ record and something jumps off the page: Chicago is 36–16 against the NL East and NL West. Exactly 20 games over .500.
And these aren’t empty wins. The Cubs are an incredible 25–4 against the Mets, Phillies, Dodgers, Padres and Diamondbacks, including six series sweeps.
All season, these have been the trial runs. The measuring-stick series against teams the Cubs could very well see again in October. And they keep passing the test.
But there’s one contradiction they still…
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