Column: Justin Steele goes the distance for his 1st win in 10 months, but the clock still is ticking on the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have won two straight, but they have a long way to go to prove they’re contenders before the trade deadline.

Cubs starter Justin Steele walks to the dugout after finishing off the Angels in the seventh inning on July 5, 2024, at Wrigley Field. It was one week ago in Milwaukee that Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer hinted he might have to start thinking of

Steele held the Angels to one run on two hits in a complete game, sending the Cubs to a 5-1 win before 36,948 at Wrigley Field. “It doesn’t do anything for what we have to do today for me,” he said. “Do I know that stuff has to be on his mind? Yeah, of course.”Well, aren’t you and Hoyer kind of a team?Today? Nothing. But don’t you talk about the future?

And the Cubs certainly played better and with more energy the last two days, though the operative word is “two.” Considering Christopher Morel’s spotty defense at third, Mastrobuoni could earn more playing time if he could add more offense. He doubled Friday in four at-bats but is hitting .154.

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