Dansby Swanson’s unfamiliarity with an oblique strain creates a little uncertainty for the Chicago Cubs shortstop about what his path back might entail.

These are exciting times in Chicago sports, and the rare collection of the city's stars during Thursday night's Cubs game was the visualization of what Pete Crow-Armstrong, Caleb Williams, Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis could do for a generation of Chicago fans.

Milwaukee Brewers restored an eight-game NL Central lead.

The Cubs acquired Kevin Gausman at the Trade Deadline with games like this in mind. Tasked with avoiding a series loss against the rival Brewers, the veteran righty took the hill at Wrigley Field and delivered a vintage performance to lead the North Siders to the win column.

Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.

The Chicago Cubs may or may not be having second thoughts when it comes to trading for pitcher Edward Cabrera this past offseason, but they surely can’t be pleased with how this season has turned out for him.

"One of the other many names that the Cubs front office and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer discussed has now come to light. The Cubs had interest in then Boston Red Sox left-handed starter Connelly Early ahead of the deadline, as sources tell FanSided," Ragazzo wrote.