The late-inning comeback Sunday in Cincinnati, leading to a hard-earned series split, gave me the thought that the Cubs might have solved their road-game issues and they might put together a good performance behind Jose Quintana and win Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Good performance by Q? Check.
The rest of this game? Not so much, and the Cubs wound up with an immensely frustrating 4-2 defeat.
Quintana started out with a 28-pitch first inning — including 11 pitches to new Phillies leadoff hitter Bryce Harper — but eventually struck out the side.