The Chicago Cubs set a franchise record by scoring 30 unanswered runs over three straight games, breaking the previous mark of 29 runs in a three-game stretch set in 1969. The streak culminates on Tuesday as the Cubs complete a sequence of scoring without allowing a run after going behind early in the first game.
The streak begins Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, when the Cubs fall behind 2-0 in the early innings before rallying to win 19-2. The team then shuts out the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday with a 7-0 win. On Tuesday, the Cubs again gain an early lead, scoring to make it 4-0 against the Diamondbacks.
Across the reporting, outlets focus on the same record-setting theme: the Cubs’ run total over three games and the fact it is earned through a combined stretch in which they do not allow any additional runs after the initial deficit in the first matchup.
