How did the Cubs do with their “easy” schedule

On June 2nd, I posted about an easy upcoming schedule for the Cubs, with opponents winning percentage at only .430. It was a chance to flush their May performance down the toilet.

Things got off to a bad start, losing 2 of 3 to the Athletics. Things continued to be “Rocky” with the Cubs not doing nearly as well against Colorado and San Francisco as they had hoped. They finished a stretch of 12 games against the two worst teams in the National League with 6 wins and 6 losses. A 3-games set against the Blue Jays was shorted to two games due to rain, which they split. It looked like it was going to be a very unsuccessful stretch of games – considering the competition – but a 4 game sweep against the Mets made the record look a with better.

So, the final tally in the 21-game stretch was a 12-9 record, which would be a .571 winning percentage. Which is a bit crazy, as their opponents had a .430 winning percentage on June 2nd.

We were all hoping they might make up some ground against the Brewers during this stretch of games, but they went from being 6.5 games back on June 2nd all the way to 6.5 games back on June 26th. And now they get a tough road series against the Brewers three best pitchers.

So, it was something of a wasted opportunity, but still good enough to keep the Cubs in a playoff position, only one game behind the top Wild Card team.