One of the things that’s been best to watch about the 2022 Chicago Cubs is their willingness to work counts, take walks and put baseballs in play.
That happened early on in Thursday’s game against the Pirates as they took an early lead, but from the third inning on they had just three baserunners and struck out — a lot — and wound up with a frustrating 4-3 loss to the visitors from Pittsburgh. The Cubs have now lost three straight for the first time in 2022.
Cubs hitters definitely worked counts in the first inning.