Holy cow! The Cubs sunk the Mariners 19-2 on Sunday in Seattle behind grand slams from Ian Happ and Pedro Ramirez, four scoreless relief innings from Aaron Civale, and a 2-for-4, three RBI day from Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Happ and Ramirez each had five RBI on the day, and Conforto and PCA also homered. Pedro went 3-for-6.
The win was a nice departure from the previous two games, both of which were winnable games that turned into walkoff wins for the M's.
The road trip continues Monday in Phoenix, as the North Siders kick off a three-game set against the Diamondbacks.
The Cubs currently enjoy a four-game lead over the Phillies for the top NL Wild Card berth, which includes home field for all NLWCS games, and sit six games back of Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Here's how the remainder of the season shapes up:
- 3 games at 69-62 Arizona
- 6 vs. 62-69 Cincinnati (3 home, 3 road)
- 7 vs. 81-50 Milwaukee (4 + 3)
- 6 vs. 67-64 Miami (3 + 3)
- 3 vs. 63-69 Pittsburgh (home)
- 3 vs. 76-55 Atlanta (home)
- 3 at 71-59 Boston
Go Cubs go!
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