Cubs bullpen squanders comeback in 4-3 loss to Reds

The Cubs held the Reds scoreless through six innings, and they still lost 4-3 Thursday.

Cubs reliever Rowan Wick entered the eighth inning with two outs and runners on first and third. He immediately worked ahead in the count against Jake Fraley with two quick strikes. But four of the next five pitches he threw were out of the zone, and Fraley fouled off the one over the plate. Wick walked Fraley to load the bases.

Then, Wick walked Spencer Steer in five pitches, pushing the tying run across the plate.

Wick went on a month-long streak of 11 scoreless outings from mid-July to mid-August. But since Aug. 16, he’s allowed seven earned runs in 7 \u2154 innings.

In the bottom half of the eighth…