CHICAGO — The 11-mph winds and 59-degree temperatures at Wrigley Field were more reminiscent of a late April or early May date than the beginning of June.

But — weather be damned — the Cubs wrapped up a six-game homestand with a 5-1 record Sunday after beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 in the finale. The win moved them to 15 games above .500, their highest mark since 2018.

Yes, both series wins came against teams below .500, but that is what the Cubs should do. It’s what they didn’t do last year and what sunk their season — the Cubs went 3-11 over a 14-game stretch to end May last season. The Cubs entered the season the last two years with playoff aspirations and this year are delivering way better than they did in 2024.

“There’s still a lot of season left, but, like, this is the type of group that I envisioned and this is what I envisioned us doing when I was here,” said Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon, who delivered his fourth consecutive quality start. “You could feel it in that room, and I know it was probably annoying to hear us keep saying it — it’s like we know we’re right on the verge of it.

“And this year you just kind of feel it all coming together.”

It’s not just the record that has created a different buzz in the Cubs’ clubhouse. It’s the way they’ve done it.

Three starters — Shota Imanaga, Justin Steele and Javier Assad — who were expected to be in the Opening Day rotation are on the injured list. Their Opening Day closer (Ryan Pressly) and eighth-inning setup man (Porter Hodge) aren’t in those roles right now. The offense scored just 20 runs over the six-game homestand.

And none of that has mattered.

“It’s a great group,” Taillon added. “We had a great core in place. We’ve added to it really well, and it is a good team.”

Who could have pictured manager Craig Counsell’s two best starters at this time would be Taillon and left-hander Matthew Boyd? Few would have thought Pete Crow-Armstrong would develop into a bona fide MVP candidate.

In the bullpen, not even the most optimistic of fans could have predicted in spring training that Daniel Palencia, Brad Keller and Drew Pomeranz — who wasn’t in the organization until the end of April — would be three of Counsell’s most trusted relievers on June 1.

But it’s the type of success stories that contribute to special seasons. The Cubs have rolled with the punches and found ways to win, and this Reds series was a microcosm of it.

The Cubs dropped the first game, then were blanked for seven innings Saturday. A park-aided double and Dansby Swanson’s hustle down the first base line in the eighth inning gave them a win in Game 2, and a strong third inning Sunday sealed their sixth consecutive series victory.

“I mean, to go down and lose the first [game] and then to come back and win that game yesterday and then to win the series today — those are big for us,” said Cubs first baseman Michael Busch, who was Sunday’s hero with two hits, including a homer, and three RBI.

But nothing is won on June 1. The Cubs were eight games over .500 on June 1, 2021, and orchestrated a massive sell-off at the trade deadline. This, of course, isn’t that team, but it’s a reminder that — for all their success so far — 103 games still remain to be played.

And that attitude is in the clubhouse. Kyle Tucker famously said in spring training that he doesn’t “see a whole lot of point in showing up just to come out and play some games and go home at the end of the day. You want to come up, show up and win.”

He repeated that Sunday — a message that the Cubs will take into the summer months when the ballpark warms up.

“We kind of keep that attitude,” Tucker said. “Hopefully we can continue the rest of the year. I know we got a lot more games to kind of see that through, but I mean I think we’ve had a really good start … pitching-wise, defense and offensively.

“So, if we can keep those things going, I think we’ll be in a good spot at the end of the year.”