3 Takeaways From the Chicago Cubs’ Series Loss Against the Houston Astros as They Lose Ground

Astros, Rockies feeling proud for different reasons entering series

The Colorado Rockies had a banner June compared to the first two months of their season, but it wasn't as good as Houston's.

Takeaways from the Cubs’ series loss against the Astros as they lose ground in the division

Takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ series loss against the Astros as they lose ground in the division.

Cubs lose series to Houston

HOUSTON — The Chicago Cubs' hold on first place in the division is becoming tenuous.

3 takeaways from the Cubs’ series loss against the Astros as they lose ground in the division

HOUSTON — The Chicago Cubs’ hold on first place in the division is becoming tenuous.

3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ series loss against the Houston Astros as they lose ground

The Chicago Cubs’ hold on first place in the division is becoming tenuous.

The Cubs' bench unit is a disaster and needs to be upgraded before it's too late

The Chicago Cubs are expected to heavily pursue starting pitching upgrades at the trade deadline, but they have another important priority to address. Chicago’s bench unit is sad. The Cubs brought veteran corner infielder Justin Turner in to platoon with Michael Busch at first base but he hasn’t contributed. Jon Berti and Vidal Brujan pinch-run and occasionally start at third base, but both haven’t done anything offensively. The best piece on th…