The Chicago Cubs have done something that hasn't been seen in Major League Baseball since 1955, and they're doing it in style. With a commanding 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, the Cubs notched their second 10-game winning streak of the 2026 season—a feat so rare it puts them in legendary company.

Behind a bullpen-heavy pitching performance and Seiya Suzuki's seventh home run of the year, the Cubs dominated from start to finish. But the real story here is history. As baseball analyst Sarah Langs points out, the Cubs are the first team since the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers to record two separate 10-game win streaks within the first 40 games of a season. In fact, only three teams in the modern era have ever pulled this off, and the Cubs are now on that very short list.

What makes this even more impressive is how close together these streaks have come. The Cubs' first 10-game run stretched from April 14 to April 24. After dropping three straight to the Dodgers, they bounced back immediately, starting their current streak with a win over the Padres on April 28. Put simply: Chicago has won 20 of its last 23 games.

Friday's win pushes the Cubs to an eye-popping 27-12 record, including an incredible 18-5 mark at home. And they've achieved this while playing the second-toughest schedule in all of MLB, based on opponents' average winning percentage. That's good for first place in the NL Central—the best division in baseball so far this season—and the best record in the entire league. Their plus-56 run differential only reinforces just how dominant they've been.

This kind of success didn't come out of nowhere. The Cubs won 92 games and made the playoffs last season. But in 2026, they're looking like a true juggernaut—one that's already etched its name into the history books. If history is any guide, this team is well on its way to something special, maybe even a trophy-raising moment come October.