After a rough close to the first half of the season, the Cubs used their bats to silence doubters in the first game of the second half. The Cubs scored six runs on seven hits against the Rangers who were held to zero by Hendricks and the bullpen.
The fireworks happened in the sixth inning when the Cubs sent ten Cubs to the plate and scored five runs. The solid inning of baseball was what the Cubs hitters needed to show that they could still make the opposing teams pay for mistakes.
The Cardinals helped out the Northsiders by losing to the Marlins later in the evening - bringing the magic number down to 66. The Cubs will finish out the weekend with the Rangers before welcoming the Mets to Chicago.
Photo Credit: Chicago Cubs
NL Central Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Cubs 54 35 .607 --
Cards 46 43 .517 8.0
Pirates 46 44 .511 8.5
Brewers 38 50 .432 15.5
Reds 33 57 .367 21.5
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