Plus catcher's-inference confusion at Fenway, Kyle Bradish and Sonny Gray on their draft days, an unremarkable 1989 Red Sox-Brewers game, facts and stats galore…
Going into their series at New York on Monday, the Cubs had 31 fewer wins than the Mets, with a record of 58-82 to New York's 89-52.
Yet the Cubs swept the 3 games, by scores of 5-2, 4-1 and 6-3.
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