And while the bottom of the order has been the difference-maker, one player near the top is doing his part as well. Tucker has been every bit as good as advertised in his first month with the team, becoming the first Cubs player since 1900 to record at least seven home runs and seven stolen bases within the team's first 26 games.

Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs walked off the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-10, on Tuesday in the bottom of the tenth inning. It was the team's third win in six tries so far this season as it finishes out its third series in a month against the defending World Series champions.

That qualifies as one of the most shocking developments of April, given that they have led the National League in runs once in the past 35 years (17 years ago) and after ranking 12th in MLB last year just about all they did last winter was swap out Cody Bellinger for Kyle Tucker and spend just $19.