The Chicago Cubs own the NL’s top Wild Card spot ahead of Monday night’s bout with the Milwaukee Brewers, but they could’ve been even higher in the standings if their prized offseason acquisition had played better recently.

He lasted 2.2 innings on Monday, allowing a run on a Brice Turang homer, with four hits, a walk, and three strikeouts. Cubs manager Craig Counsell visited Horton on the mound twice in the early innings before ultimately pulling him. Horton had thrown seven consecutive pitches outside the strike zone before his exit.

They fell nine games behind after Friday’s 3-2 loss at Wrigley Field, coupled with the Brewers’ 13th straight win, and were booed by many in the crowd of 40,044 after the final out, a sharp reversal of form for the Cubs faithful.

As the July 31 trade deadline neared, the Cubs, with one of the best records in baseball, were cast by seemingly all the national experts as big swingers, total movers and shakers, on the short list of contenders that were ready to pounce on major opportunities to improve their World Series chances. Remember that nonsense?

The Chicago Cubs had sat at the top of the NL Central for most of the season. It wasn't too long ago that they had a 6.5 game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers, b

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker has hit just one home run in his last 136 at-bats, and he’ll be on the bench for the second

The Chicago Cubs once had a strong lead in the National League Central. However, the Milwaukee Brewers entered Sunday with a nine-game lead.

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The Chicago Cubs are seriously down on their luck. The team has posted a feeble 3-7 record in their last 10 games and has fallen 9 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central Division.