The Cubs have played 85 games and lost 46 of them, so we’re deep enough into the season to declare them a bad baseball team. Misfortune has had more than its fair share to say about that, particularly when it comes to pitcher injuries, but you invite more bad luck into the mix when you assemble a roster of good to very good players without any elite ones. Now the Phillies come to Wrigley as a shining example of what the Cubs could or should be.
The good thing for Hayden Wesneski is that he won’t have to face Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, or J.