Just as Craig Kimbrel was beginning to look like his old self, he recorded his first blown save of the season.
He’d come close before. But in the Cubs’ 6-5 loss to the Reds, in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park on Saturday evening, Kimbrel entered the game with a one run lead and watched the winning run cross the plate on a wild pitch.
“Craig’s been trending in the right direction up to this point,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “We’ve got to give him credit for that. It wasn’t his best night, obviously, tonight.