Manager David Ross said on Friday that it’s not always who you play, but when you play them.
Headed into this weekend’s series against the Marlins, the Cubs had been nearly unbeatable at Wrigley Field, dropping just three games at home in June before Friday. Facing the Marlins, a team 10 games below .500 two days ago, that trend didn’t look likely to change.
Instead, the Cubs met Miami at the wrong time. After an 11-1 loss Saturday, which followed a 10-2 loss Friday — both largely at the hands of Adam Duvall, who had back-to-back multi-homer games — the Cubs will have to salvage this series in the finale.