Cubs catcher Carson Kelly reacts after popping out against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning in Toronto on Thursday. The Cubs lost 2-1. AP

What the Cubs need most right now was not available for purchase at the trade deadline.

They've got to find a way to relax, calm down, chill out.

A group that's had a prior tendency to get sullen, mopey and be slow to recover from tough times, is at it again. The pitching has been decent lately, but the hitters are swinging wildly like the season depends on blasting a home run on the very next pitch.

Guess what, Cubs? It doesn't.

Sure, the Brewers are well out in front in the NL Central, practically out of sight. If they continue at their current pace of winning every single game, the Brewers will finish with 118 wins.

The Cubs still lead the NL

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