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

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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.

The Chicago Cubs will try to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif. To do it, the Cubs will have to find a way to beat a pitcher who played a key role in helping them win the 2016 World Series.

Saturday went quite well. In the Cubs’ 12-1 win against the Angels, he recorded his first multi-homer game as a Cub and the eighth of his career. Sports Newsletter All of the Chicago sports stories making news as they break, plus headlines every morning.

Chicago Cubs star Kyle Tucker went over a month without a home run before he finally ended his drought Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Tucker then hit two more bombs in Saturday's 12-1 victory, giving the Cubs and their fans hope that his baffling slump is officially over.