The Cubs have bounced back time and again this season, but it’s starting to look more and more like the air is being let out of their ball. Even though six runs marked their highest offensive output since they scored eight against the Giants on September 6, three of those tallies came in extra innings. What’s more, the Diamondbacks scored four in extras to walk it off.
Adding to the ignominy is the fact that the Cubs scored in just one of the first nine innings, and two of those runs came via walk and double play. Then you heap in the fact that they were facing Zach Davies, who entered the game with an ERA well north of 6.