We talked yesterday about how Chicago Cubs pitchers are leading baseball in the thing they’re primarily responsible for doing – you know, pitching – but now I want to have a little fun with that other thing they’re doing.

Jason Hammel pitched well enough to win last night, but it was his own bat that supplied the two runs necessary to actually win. The day before, John Lackey drove in a run with his bat, too. The day before, in their loss to the Rockies, Jon Lester was just about all the offense the Cubs could muster. Earlier this year, Jake Arrieta hit one of the furthest homers of the year.

In short, so far this year – which is a euphemism for COMICALLY SMALL SAMPLE SIZE – the Cubs’ pitchers have been hitting really well.

How well?