Give this Cubs team some credit. Down 5-1 entering the ninth inning, they put together a nice rally and had the tying run in scoring position with two out. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough when Ian Happ grounded out to end the game, and instead of a stirring come-from-behind win, the Cubs simply had another defeat, 5-4 to the Giants. The loss dropped their record in one-run games to 13-19 and they are 0-47 when trailing entering the ninth.
Sigh.
Anyway, here’s your recap of the happenings in San Francisco Saturday.
Drew Smyly and Jakob Junis matched zeroes for two innings, then the Giants pushed a pair of runs across off Smyly in the third.