Cubs approaching another historic feat as skid hits eight with loss to Astros

The Cubs are streaking toward more history this season, but this time, it’s the bad kind.After winning 10 games in a row twice in a season for the first time in franchise history since 1935, the Cubs are close to joining a select group of teams in baseball history that have won and lost 10 games in a row in the same season.With their 8-5 loss to the Astros on Sunday, the Cubs have dropped eight in a row, falling from a season-high 15 games over .500 on May 8 to five. It’s their longest skid since a nine-game streak in July 2022. They lost 10 in a row in June that year.With two more losses, the Cubs would become the 25th team with double-digit winning and losing streaks in a season, according to SABR. The Guardians did it last season, winning 10 straight and losing 10 straight.The Astros could’ve been a tonic for the Cubs’ sickly offense, which scored more than three runs for the first time in a week. The Astros’ pitching staff has the worst ERA in the majors at 5.17, but the Cubs scored only seven runs in the series. Starter Peter Lambert, who rehabbed his career in Japan last season after failing with the Rockies, had one bad inning Sunday.Manager Craig Counsell used another new lineup Sunday, adding shortstop Dansby Swanson to the bench along with left fielder Ian Happ, who also sat out Saturday. Swanson’s absence meant Pedro Ramirez, who was called up Friday,…

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