Well, everything must come to an end. The simCubs lost in the bottom of the ninth to the Phillies, whose second-string catcher blasted a home run to let off of Ryan Tepera, who absorbed his first loss of the season after five victories, and they will return to Citizens’ Bank Park for one more chance at meatloaf before moving on.
There were some highlights — Anthony Rizzo hammered his league-leading 21st homer, and Ian Happ struck a two-run job of his own. It was just the last run that was bad.