Elise Menaker

And so it's a tough task, and this is one of the best teams in baseball that they're up against.

So little things along the way, they're going to determine the game, a play here and there, a swing here and there.

And it just comes down to trying to come through with that one swing.

You know, it was a couple games ago where it was the Braves who scored multiple runs in an inning.

And the Cubs had a chance with bases loaded in that game and just couldn't come up with those big swings.

That doesn't mean it won't happen.

I mean, I think especially during the last 10-game win streak, we saw that very well can happen.

It can happen consistently throughout a game.

This just happens to be one of those stretches where guys aren't able to have those hits consistently.

I think something that's consistent about this team is they find ways to get on base and they've still been doing that in this series.

Just again, needing to come through and you need to score against this team.

It doesn't necessarily mean a lot, especially if your pitchers can keep you in it.

But with the way the Braves pitching is, you just have to take advantage when you do have those opportunities, especially as we've seen later in the game, those high leverage relievers, I mean, they're going to be really tough.

So again,

I like this Cubs offense.

I think they're a good offense.

I think they're just going to have, you know, this is just a stretch right now where it's not what we've seen, but this isn't their best, and so it means that they will hit.

No White Sox talk yet.

Definitely, day by day, needed to take care of the Braves.

I think more than anything, it's the idea of getting back home.