CHICAGO -- It wasn’t so long ago that the Cubs were scuffling, trying to regain their footing after navigating through a 10-game losing streak.\n\nThose hard times for the North Siders are quickly becoming a distant memory, replaced now with the team many saw as an NL Central heavyweight coming into this season.\n\nThe Cubs put a bow on another sweep Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field, trouncing the Padres, 23-3, amid blazing temps and a \"feels like\" temperature of 105 degrees. It was Chicago’s 15th win in the past 19 games and third straight series victory, and the Cubs removed any concept of drama not long after the first pitch.
**1\\. Dansby can’t stop slugging dingers**\n\nIt’s getting harder and harder to remember the fact that
Quite an impressive feat for someone who was answering questions about a lengthy funk two weeks ago.\n\n“We never have baseball figured out,” manager Craig Counsell said. “And I think this tells you that. He probably went through the roughest patch of his career, and on the other side of it is the best stretch of his career. You figure it out. I don't think Dansby could explain it to you either.”\n\nSwanson wasn’t able to make sense of it, merely attributing his performance to his unwillingness to waver even when his production was nowhere near where he wanted it to be.\n\n“That's kind of the beauty of it,” Swanson said. “It's why we keep coming back to this game, no matter how tough it may be at times. Good or bad, you just want to show up every day and give it your best effort. This game seems to reward doing the right things.”\n\n**2\\. Chicago’s offense is hotter than the weather**\n\nSwanson and Suzuki’s blasts were hardly Chicago’s only offensive highlights of the day.
**3\\. Rea keeps lending a helping hand**\n\nConsidering the state of Chicago’s rotation,