32
Combined number of runs by which the Cubs won the last four games of their 7-1 homestand (13-1 and 13-6 vs. the Pirates; 7-1 and 8-1 vs. the Mets).

78
Number of years since the Cubs last won four games in a row by at least 6 runs each.

33
Number of years since the Cubs last went 14-6 in the season's first 20 games.

20
Number of games below .500 the '75 Cubs played following their 14-6 start (finishing 75-87, 5th in the NL East, 17 1/2 games behind the Pirates).

9
Number of days until Alfonso Soriano's expected return to the Cub lineup.

6
Number of games Soriano has missed since straining his right calf muscle.

4
Number of hits by Cub leadoff men since Soriano went on DL (4-for-26, .154).

7
Number of consecutive times Kosuke Fukudome has reached base (5 hits and 2 walks).

0
Number of times Fukudome has hit leadoff this season.

9,999
Number of games the Cubs have won since the inception of the franchise. (Only the New York/San Francisco Giants have won more.)

139
Cubs' magic number to clinch NL Central.