CHICAGO — Even John Lackey is running out of reasons to be annoyed.
The Chicago Cubs’ rotation has been baseball’s best all season. It was the best during the first half, when it led the majors with a 3.09 ERA. It’s been the best since the All-Star Game, in which time its collective ERA has improved to 2.42. That’s after Lackey limited the Los Angeles Angels to three hits and a run over eight innings in the Cubs’ 5-1 win on Tuesday.
“He was good,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.