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The Cubs complete a three-game sweep of the Padres with a 6-1 victory

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Oakland A’s are only scoring 4.12 runs per game so far this season, which is slightly below league-average (4.33) and ranks 18th overall. That’s lower than you’d like from a contending team whose pitching staff is good but not dominant. What are they not doing well enough, and what in particular should we be hoping for them to do better in order to increase their scoring? The primary identity of the A’s lineup is that they hit homers. Furthermore, while they don’t bat for a high average, they do draw some walks to partially make up for it...

Cubs beat Padres 4-3 as their hot streak continues

The Cubs split their games Sunday and Monday

From worst to first. That’s how the Chicago Cubs handled the month of May (19-8) after a terrible first month of the season (11-15). And how’d they do it? With contributions from every square inch of the roster. The bullpen remained dominant, there were some key bounce backs and steps forward in the rotation, the stars performed like stars, and, perhaps most impressively, every single role player stepped up to contribute when his number was called. And those numbers were called a LOT. The Cubs are very banged up at the moment. By my count, thirteen (13!) different players are currently on...