The Cubs’ offense had been quiet against Cardinals starter Sonny Gray until Shaw’s tying two-run homer in the fifth inning. It was his third homer in his last four games and his seventh since the All-Star break. He entered play Sunday hitting .333 with a 1.110 OPS during that span.

Despite some noticable offensive woes, Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw sees some positive in the midst of the negative.

Shaw has a 207 wRC+ since the All-Star break. Only three players with at least 50 plate appearances had a better wRC.

The Chicago Cubs have fallen on rough times and despite winning their weekend series to the Pittsburgh Pirates the offense has been struggling to score runs. On

Rookie Matt Shaw has not been productive at third base for the Cubs. Despite his consistent defense, he's hitting just .223 on the season, with a .646 OPS and only six home runs and 25 RBI.

Matt Shaw lines a solo home run down the left-field line, putting the Cubs up 2-0 in the top of the 5th inning

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