The Cubs seemed to shake off some of their malaise taking two of three from the Pirates, three of five from the Brewers and then starting their West Coast road trip with a three game sweep of the Lost Angeles Angels. They’ll enter today’s three game series against the San Francisco Giants five and a half games back of the division leading Brewers and solidly in control of the first Wild Card spot. A hot start to the season masked a 16-16 stint since the All Star Break prior to the Angels sweep. And while a lot of the Cubs stars were struggling after the midsummer classic, one rookie in particular seemed to figure something out at the plate: third baseman Matt Shaw.

Since the All Star Break Shaw is hitting .298/.343/.691 with nine home runs in 102 plate appearances. He’s walking 6.9 percen

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