Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer put the onus on adding pitching depth before MLB's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline when he met with the media before Friday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
And after a bullpen implosion that resulted in a 5-3 loss to the Phillies in front of 41,230 fans at Wrigley Field, the Cubs GM may have to act sooner rather than later.
Jason Motte blew his first save of the season after allowing a Cody Asche RBI double in the top of the ninth inning, and veteran reliever Rafael Soriano allowed a game-winning two-run homer to Phillies outfielder Jeff Francoeur in the top of the tenth inning in Friday's loss.