<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/20/baseball/contreras_pointing2_david_banks.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Four-takeaways-from-two-game-home-sweep-of-Royals-17020 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Four takeaways from two-game home sweep of Royals</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>It is always nice when a team can have a perfect homestand. That is exactly what the Cubs did this week as they completed a two-game sweep of the Royals capping off a 5-0 homestand to move to an NL Best 9-2 on the season.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Four-takeaways-from-two-game-home-sweep-of-Royals-17020><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>