Even if it’s way too early to issue them a death certificate, the 2024 Cubs are showing little sign of life and need to be resuscitated soon. They’re ahead of only three teams in the National League and sit behind five others that are under the .500 mark as of this writing. Another blown save Monday night gave them 17 on the season, more than every team in baseball except for the other one in Chicago (21), adding to the sense that this group just can’t get out of its own way.
Justin Steele pitched beautifully, holding the Giants to a pair of solo homers before exiting a wee bit early in part because Seiya Suzuki pulled up short of the wall and whiffed on a fly ball for what should have been the second out.