Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the starting pitching matchups for all season openers.
After struggling for months, Chicago's playoff-tested starting pitching finally looks ready to provide an edge over the rest of the NL.
The Cubs somehow managed to win twice while scoring four runs in a four-game series, but their bats need to be better than that.
The Cubs haven't been bashful about making July trades in the past, but they aren't going to let a potential playoff opponent's move force their hand.
"The majority of our answers lie within," Cubs general manager Theo Epstein said in talking about the needs of the team heading towards the trade deadline.
After failing to get out of the third inning Wednesday night, Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks was at a loss as to what's going so wrong.
