With the Cubs eliminated from the 2023 postseason after the Marlins won Saturday, the team decided to make a flurry of roster moves and give Sunday’s previously scheduled starter, Justin Steele, and most of the rest of the team’s regular players the afternoon off for this year’s finale in Milwaukee.
The sub Cubs lost 4-0 and really, what can be said about this game? Here are a few things, because otherwise this recap would just be completely blank.
Drew Smyly, who started in Steele’s place, threw just 11 strikes in 28 pitches, faced six batters, and three of them scored.