All good things come to an end, even a winning streak as long and glorious as the Cubs’ most recent one, which was a whopping three games.
The Cubs (36-35) couldn't sweep their first series since the beginning of June, falling 3-2 to San Diego in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. It was a weird game, and one that rekindled the season-long frustrations of the team and its fanbase.
Let’s look at some pertinent numbers, shall we?
1: San Diego shortstop Erick Aybar hit his first home run off a left-hander this season when he took Brian Duensing deep in the sixth inning, tying the game at 2-2.