After winning seven of eight to lock down a playoff spot, often syncing timely hitting with good pitching, the team has been out of balance for two days. Thursday night, the Cubs got one of their better pitching performances of the year but no offense. Friday, they got a decent amount of offense, but the pitching got knocked around. The net result? Two losses. So overjoyed to run into a team with their backs against the wall at home in the last 10 days of the season.

Thursday’s game definitely had that kind of playoff feel (even if the odds of Colin Rea starting a playoff game are nominal). Friday’s felt a little like an old-school home run derby. The Reds slugged five homers and the Cubs had two of their own. Nine of the 11 runs in this game scored on homers. Shōta Imanaga has really bee

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