Cubs' Strong Win vs. Reds: Can They Handle Tough September?

The Cubs got three home runs from Pete Crow Armstrong. That led to a 17-5 win against the Cincinnati Reds. What a bad season the Reds are having too, by the way. Lost early this week against Arizona. Split the first two games against the Reds. To me, Tom, much ado about nothing. I don't think this is going to be a collapsing season for the Cubs. PCA is like putting this team on his shoulders, carrying them to different wins. His war, I believe, if I'm not mistaken, is nine. He's the first guy to get there this season. I still have my concerns about the Cubs in the postseason, but I don't see a collapse coming where they fall out of it. They have such a big lead at this point. They do. Ultimately, the Cubs have been hot. This is a team that you and I have talked about quite a bit at this point. If the Cubs roll into the postseason hot, they can take down any team. They can win any series, whatever it is. If PCA is this hot, they're going to be an absolute rollercoaster. They can blow the doors off the Phillies, the Brewers, whoever might. Maybe not the Brewers, but they can blow the doors off basically anyone else. The point being is they need to end the season strong because their September is not easy. Again, they have two series against Milwaukee. They have two series against the Marlins. They're going to be fighting for every win they can get. Then they have a series versus the Braves, and they end the season versus the Red Sox. It's not like they have an easy run and they're just going to be beating up on the Reds, the Pirates, and the Cardinals to end the season. They have a very tough September. If they don't go into the postseason hot, no matter how hot they are now at PCA, I'm still going to have some doubts about them.