The Cubs started off the week well, with a sweep of the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

The Cubs ended the week poorly, being swept in a four-game series in Cincinati, their first four-game losing streak of 2025.

Which is the real Cubs team? We’ll have some postseason games to find out, but first the Cubs have work to do to try to clinch home field for those games.

Here’s who was hot and not for the Cubs over the past week.

Three up

Jamo was outstanding in two starts on the road trip. He threw 13 innings and allowed seven hits and two walks (0.692 WHIP), just one run (0.69 ERA) and struck out seven. Best of all, he hasn’t allowed a home run in his last 21.1 innings, dating back to his start against the Angels Aug. 24.

As of now, Taillon isn’t slated to start in the Mets series, so if the Cubs

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