And it hasn’t been pretty for the North Siders who are still holding onto a 6.5 game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central. The Cubs (59-40) had trouble solving James Shields in yesterday’s 3-0 loss but hammered a few pitches that looked as if they were leaving the yard.
Shields silenced this Cubs lineup and cruised through 7 2/3 innings before he was removed from the game. Despite picking up the loss, Kyle Hendricks was fairly solid in his outing, surrendering only two earned runs and recording seven strikeouts before Joe brought in veteran southpaw Travis Wood to take over.