ST. LOUIS - If you just used Twitter as a reference, the Cubs had plenty of sources outside their own clubhouse to place blame for a Game 1 loss.
Home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi called several strikes on pitches that were out of the zone and there was plenty of speculation on social media that something was up with Cardinals starter John Lackey's forearm.
Cuzzi went out to the mound during Anthony Rizzo's at-bat in the seventh inning to check on the ball Lackey was using, but Rizzo said it was just because the Cardinals were using the same ball Rizzo had fouled off on the previous pitch, when normally any foul ball is switched out.