It's Still Too Early to Panic (For the Season) Amid the Cubs' Very Real, Very Prolonged Slump - Bleacher Nation

The Cubs extended their losing streak to eight games after being swept again. They have lost five straight series and are 2-12 in their last 14 games. The team that started with division aspirations is now in third place, competing with several other clubs in a strong NL Central. Early in the season, the Cubs won nine straight games and then a tenth straight win, including a 7-run performance on May 8. After that peak, they won only two games, including avoiding a sweep versus the Braves and scoring 10 runs against the White Sox. They later lost a crosstown series after a late Conforto home run, then were swept by the Brewers and later by the Astros.

"The Cubs were swept again on Sunday, increasing the losing streak to eight games. They've lost five straight series and are 2-12 in their last 14 games. A team that was in first place with aspirations of running away with the division is now in third place, battling four other teams in an uncharacteristically good NL Central. Despite this awful stretch of baseball, all the Cubs can do at this point is wait it out."

"As the series against the Rangers began at Globe Life Field, the Cubs were the hottest team in baseball. Vibes were through the roof, as the team had won nine straight games. That Friday, they scored 7 runs and won their tenth straight game for the second time in the young season. They were riding the wave of success, with no end in sight."

"Since that victory on May 8, the Cubs have won just 2 games, a statistic that still doesn't feel real. Those two wins came on back-to-back days, when the Cubs avoided a sweep against the Braves and then scored 10 runs against the White Sox to open up the Crosstown Series. They almost won that series on Sunday after a clutch, game-tying, three-run home run from Michael Conforto in the ninth inning, but the White Sox walked them off in the 10th inning."

"The baseball gods, of course, had other plans in mind. After losing a series to their crosstown rivals, the Cubs got swept by their division rivals. The Brewers' sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field was nothing short of embarrassing on all accounts. The Cubs couldn't pitch, hit, or field. It was one of the worst series I've seen the Cubs play, probably the worst since the games against the Braves in September of 2023."

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