The division lead is down to one game after Friday's lackluster 11-0 loss in the Bronx, but no one around the Cubs is panicking.

The Cubs will soon send a pair of high-profile outfielders to Atlanta for the All-Star Game, with a third -- Seiya Suzuki \-\- deserving of a nod, too. But on Friday night in the Bronx, the game belonged to the one who got away.

Continued struggles with runners in scoring position from Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson may force manager Craig Counsell to put him at the bottom of the order.

In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we asked if you’d take a Cubs wild-card berth right now or if you’re holding out for a division title. “Settle for a wild-card spot? Heck, yes, like a drowning man ‘settling’ for some oxygen,” @RonaldVoigt4 commented.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell held rookie Matt Shaw out of the starting lineup on Wednesday, giving the young third baseman a day to focus on his pregame work without worrying too much about the night’s game against the Twins.

The Chicago Cubs have long been connected to a trade for Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara. One MLB insider recently added more fuel to the fire.

The Chicago Cubs could be in the market for an upgrade at third base. While Matt Shaw could still be the future at the position, he is not going to help them win right now.

Tucker has played himself into the conversation of an extension which could be worth more than half a billion dollars, and as a result, it has become a question of whether or not