Before you begin reading this recap of the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to the Nationals Friday night, know that this article is absolutely, positively not about any of the events that went down for our favorite baseball team in the trade market Friday. I’ll have plenty more to say about that later; for now, this is simply a story about one Chicago Cubs baseball game.
With all the trades, major roster moves were made, including the somewhat-surprising reactivation of Jake Arrieta from the injured list. Arrieta had last pitched July 6 before going on the IL with hamstring issues that had supposedly been bothering him since May.