Getty Cubs manager Craig Counsell faces a steep challenge in an upcoming series. The Chicago Cubs are off to a blazing start after 70 games. Their 42-28 record is just five games off the pace set by the 2016 Cubs team that went on to win 103 regular season games, followed by their first World Series victory since 1908 . But they have now lost four of their last six games and six of their last nine. On Friday, they faced Pittsburgh Pirates 23-year-old sophomore sensation Paul Skenes, who held