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A night after knocking in 16 runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cubs offense couldn’t muster up much of anything Wednesday in a 3-0 loss. Zack Godley, who was a reliever at the High-A level when the Cubs traded him to the desert for Miguel Montero in 2014, kept the Cubs bats quiet for six innings and Arizona’s bullpen did the rest.

Let’s take a look at the numbers from Wednesday’s loss.

6.3: The Cubs managed just three hits on the day, all singles and all in the first two innings. Godley and three relievers combined to retire 19 straight to end the game.