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The Chicago Cubs are hearing footsteps, and they're coming from the West.

Yes, the Cubs still own MLB's best run differential at plus-155. And they still have the best winning percentage in baseball.

On Sunday, however, the San Francisco Giants won their 49th game. At 49-28, San Francisco now has one more victory than the Cubs, who have dropped six of their last seven and sit at 48-26.

Tattoo bets are no joke.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is about to find that out.

TCU, the 30-year-old ace’s former school, lost its chance to reach the College World Series finals after losing Saturday night’s game to Coastal Carolina, 7-5.

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar is reportedly likely to be traded prior to the August 1 deadline. 

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the teams reportedly interested in acquiring Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce before the August 1 trade deadline. 

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Fact: Clayton Kershaw has six games this season with at least 10 strikeouts and zero walks. He is tied with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling for the most such games in a single season dating back to 1913.* He is scheduled to start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

*The data we have access to only goes back to 1913.

Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light.

Source: B/R Insights 

Spoiler Alert: For the first time in weeks, Prince Fielder does not appear on our All-Dud Team. Texas' husky designated hitter simply played his way out of consideration. But don't think for a second that means we don't have any players making another appearance on a team nobody wants to play for.

For the most part, MLB fans are voting deserving starters into the 2016 All-Star Game.

There's a shortstop in the American League who has all the qualities of a superstar. He's very young, very charismatic and very skilled at hitting, baserunning and fielding.

Carlos Correa? Good guess. Xander Bogaerts? Another good guess. Manny Machado when he's not playing third base? Yet another good guess. 

Jose Reyes is headed back to where his career started: New York.

Breaking news: The Chicago Cubs have lost four straight for the first time this season.

Well, OK, maybe this isn't hard breaking news. But given the fanfare associated with this team, one would think it was infallible.

A losing streak of any kind on Chicago's North Side has shock value and makes anything in baseball seem possible.

Heck (spoiler alert), maybe MLB would even bring a team to Las Vegas.

What else looked possible, impossible or fell somewhere in between during MLB's Week 12?