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Charles Rex Arbogast/AP When the Cubs’ offense began to take off in May, helping them to a 19-8 record in the month, the lineup started to do some things it hadn’t done before. The contact approach that had eluded the Cubs for years started to trickle through the lineup, and their run production skyrocketed. But their ability to score runs with the long ball never left. And as the temperature has started to heat up, the Cubs have started hitting the ball out of the ballpark, as they’ve always shown they can do. After launching five home runs Monday, the Cubs got two more in their 4-3 victory Tuesday against the Padres. It was their eighth victory in their last nine games.
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