Most of us knew that the Cubs bullpen had a handful of reliable relievers, but that the back end was going to be shaky.
That showed big-time Sunday, as Julian Merryweather got pounded for five runs and the Brewers held on to defeat the Cubs 9-5.
Jameson Taillon’s first Cubs start wasn’t that good, either. He threw 63 pitches (just 37 strikes) in four innings and was constantly in trouble, either from long counts or bloopy little hits that just got past Cubs infielders. Finally, in the fourth he started getting hit hard, likely why David Ross lifted him.