This afternoon, the Cubs will host the Giants for the first time this season.
It was the same story a year ago, when the teams didn't meet at Wrigley Field until Sept. 10.
More than a century.
After perusing my recent post about games that the Cubs won a strikeout/throwout doubleplay, constant reader Ernaga commented, in part, "how many Cubs losses have ended either by a pick-off at.
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The Cubs haven't had much success in doubleheaders in recent seasons.
From 2016-22, they are just 11-25 when playing twice in a day, including 1-7 this.
As you may have heard, the Cubs snapped a 10-game losing streak Friday by beating the Braves, 1-0.
That streak was the Cubs' third of double digits in the last calendar year, something they never.