The Cubs’ protracted death scene continues as they keep doing just enough to prevent their official demise. After overwhelming the A’s on Monday, the North Siders have two more winnable games in this series and then host the Nationals for four more. You’ll be forgiven whether you still have hope or you long since given up because this team has been quite a dichotomy all season.
They’ll need a much better effort from Jordan Wicks if they want to run their streak to three wins. The lefty won his first game back off the IL despite his failure to strike out a single Washington batter, then he walked four in a loss to the Yankees.