Just four days after sweeping the Giants, the Cubs are in danger of being brushed aside unceremoniously by the Diamondbacks. Following a two-run output Thursday and a shutout Friday, their only run in regulation Saturday came when Nico Hoerner scored from first on a Cody Bellinger infield pop-up that got lost in the sun and fell for a very generous single.
Kyle Hendricks has been pitching well, but he’s going to have to be near perfect if the offense doesn’t get its collective head out of its ass. Only Seiya Suzuki (181 wRC+) and Cody Bellinger (122) have put together dynamic performances over the last month, though a lot of you might be surprised to learn that Ian Happ‘s 113 wRC+ ranks third on the team in that span.