Here’s one of those games that was “closer than the score indicated.”
The Cubs trailed just 3-1 heading to the bottom of the eighth and it was, at least, theoretically possible for them to come back. But Julian Merryweather had a disastrous eighth inning and that put the game out of reach, ending with a final score of Marlins 7, Cubs 2.
The “2” in that score is the more important number, because after putting 14 on the board Saturday against the Marlins, the Cubs let a couple of not-so-great pitchers dominate them Sunday afternoon.