The Cubs beat the teams they should beat, and now will play some of the better teams in the league.

Thursday’s 7-1 Cubs win over the Nationals concludes a 21-game stretch in which they played only teams under .500.

If you’ll recall, when this stretch began I said something like (paraphrasing, as I don’t remember the precise wording): “If the Cubs are going to be one of the better teams in this league, they should go through this stretch 15-6 or 16-5.”

The Cubs’ win Thursday, which also gave them series wins in all seven series they played over this span, made them 16-5 over the 21 games. It also gave them the best record in the National League at 39-23.

I’d say the Cubs are one of the better teams in this league. Wouldn’t you?

The Cubs didn’t waste any time scoring against Jake Irvin.

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