Chicago earned its 75th win of the season on Saturday night, but the production came from some unexpected sources.

Mederos gives up six runs in four innings of a 12-1 loss to the Cubs. Mederos retires eight of nine hitters the first time through the Chicago order, but he gives up a pair of homers after that,

STARTING PITCHING: In their last 35 games dating to July 12, the Cubs’ starting rotation has posted a 2.83 ERA (59 earned runs in 187.2 innings), lowest mark in the major leagues over that span. uring that stretch the rotation has allowed three runs or fewer in 24 of those games.