I'm going to try to take some positives out of the Cubs' 7-5 loss to the Nationals Friday night, even as I have a minor complaint about Joe Maddon's managing (more on that later).
The Cubs went down 5-1 after the fourth inning. Tsuyoshi Wada just didn't have it Friday night. Of the nine hits he allowed in just 3u2154 innings, four were for extra bases and one was a long three-run homer by Danny Espinosa. After just 62 pitches, Maddon had mercy on Wada and lifted him. Wada's ERA jumped from 2.