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Paul Sullivan: Cubs ride Wrigley wave to 5th straight win. ‘We’re playing a good brand of baseball.’

CHICAGO — For much of the past two months the Chicago Cubs have talked about the kind of baseball they were capable of playing if everyone did his part. Now they’re done talking and letting their actions speak for them. The results have been impressive to see. “Coming (off) the (4-5) road trip, obviously we keep saying, ‘It’s a long season, it’s a long season,’ and things like that,” second ...
Justin Steele of the Chicago Cubs pitches in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Wrigley Field on Saturday, June 17, 2023, in Chicago.

CHICAGO — For much of the past two months the Chicago Cubs have talked about the kind of baseball they were capable of playing if everyone did his part.

Now they’re done talking and letting their actions speak for them.

The results have been impressive to see.

“Coming (off) the (4-5) road trip, obviously we keep saying, ‘It’s a long season, it’s a long season,’ and things like that,” second baseman Nico Hoerner said. “But it did seem like a significant homestand, playing the Pirates for the first time. Any time you play

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