The fun might be over for the Chicago Cubs, or at least what passed for fun. After sweeping San Diego at home this week, the Cubs head out Friday to begin a 10-game road trip to San Francisco, Milwaukee and Minnesota. Actually, the road is more long and winding than that. The Cubs are in the midst of a stretch of 16 of 19 games away from Wrigley Field. Before coming home Memorial Day to face the Padres, the last-place team in the National League West, the Cubs were on a six-game road trip, during which they lost all of those games as part of their 12-game losing streak. "We've got to play no matter where we go," said left fielder Alfonso Soriano, who has seven home runs for the season, all coming in May. "It's different time (zones), but we've got to keep playing like we played those three games here (against San Diego). Play through it, and keep winning some games." The three-game winning streak is the Cubs' longest of the season, and eve...
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June 02, 2012
