The Cubs looked pretty good for a while last night…until they didn’t. Justin Steele simply couldn’t keep pace with his lefty counterpart and the home run ball bit him yet again before the bullpen made the game uncompetitive for the zillionth time this season. At least the game was over pretty quickly.
Porter Hodge stood out as a bright spot and Ian Happ had a good knock to break up Max Fried’s perfect game, so silver linings weren’t entirely absent. It just feels like the Cubs are stuck in a rut, which makes sense because they haven’t won two in a row since May 4-5 against the Brewers.