The Chicago Cubs have begun the 2025 season on the best foot.
On Saturday, the Cubs (7-4) defeated the Padres (7-2), 7-1, extending their early win streak to 5 video games. Chicago swept the Athletics (3-5) in a three-game set from March 31-April 2 and received the primary recreation of its present collection towards San Diego on Friday.
The Cubs offense has led them throughout their win streak. They’re hitting .296 (55-for-186), and Chicago is averaging 9 runs per recreation.
Within the staff’s most up-to-date win, shortstop Dansby Swanson and catcher Carson Kelly hit dwelling runs, and batters reached base 21 instances in 44 plate appearances.
The staff’s pitching workers hasn’t been shabby, both, permitting 2.2 runs per recreation and holding opposing batters to a .224 batting common.
Whereas the Cubs’ sizzling begin to the season is nothing new for them, it is a lot preferable to digging out of an early gap. The trick for Chicago is to keep away from an in-season swoon just like the one it skilled final yr.
In 2024, the Cubs additionally had an early five-game profitable streak and have been 24-17 by the season’s first quarter earlier than hitting a lull. They have been 13-27 of their subsequent 40 video games, getting into the second half of the season 37-44.
Chicago completed 83-79, lacking the playoffs after entering the season because the NL Central favourite.
This yr, the Cubs entered with a 51.5 percent chance of reaching the postseason and have been as soon as once more the favorites to win their division.
If Chicago performs to its potential, its present profitable streak needs to be one in every of a number of it enjoys this season.
