Pitchers hitting home runs is fun. Pitchers winning games is more fun. Cole Hamels basically said as much in his own post game interview. Cole Hamels recorded wins in four of his first five Cubs starts. In six starts since then, he’s yet to record a win. Wins are certainly not the be all, end all of stats, but it isn’t great that he stopped recording them. In his first seven starts as a Cub, he allowed no home runs. After having allowed 23 home runs as a Ranger, that was a welcome sight. He’s now allowed six home runs in his last four starts.
2018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
