I look at Wednesday’s 4-3 Cubs loss to the Nationals this way — if you had to pick one game in this series that the Cubs would have a tough time with, it was the one facing Max Scherzer.
The Cubs actually did pretty well against Scherzer, knocking him out of the game after five innings, but came up just short in a ninth-inning rally and the team’s three-game winning streak came to an end.
It’s one of those games where you have to tip your cap to the other guy.
Let’s rewind to the beginning.