Let's be honest, the Chicago Cubs were due. With their series-opening win over the Texas Rangers this week, they became only the fifth team in MLB history to have two 10-game winning streaks in their first 40 games. It's been one of the most impressive starts to a season in franchise history, especially when we consider the repeated late-inning comebacks and consecutive walk-off wins. Heck, they were even stringing together these victories with a heavily depleted bullpen. Few teams in baseball have watched more pitchers hit the IL this season. When you win 27 of your first 39 games, you can live with a pair of losses on the road. It's why no one should be pressing the panic button over this series loss to the Texas Rangers, even if their own start to the year has been less than stellar. Still, there is also no avoiding that these last two games have been a relatively hard fall back down to earth. The Rangers managed to keep the Cubs off the board in two consecutive games for the first time this season.…