My confidence after that Cubs series, and then the first three games of the Pirates series that completed the 11 game winning streak, was shaken by the last 8 games before the AS break in which they went 2-6 while scoring just 19 runs. The series in Cincinnati, the White Sox series, and Friday’s comeback win, provide some more solid evidence that the offense can produce runs against teams other than bottom feeders. They also were completing like 34 games in 35 days at that point. Stuff like that matters.