LOS ANGELES – Cubs lefty Drew Smyly sighed and in eight words summed up the reason for the tense silence in the visiting clubhouse at Dodger Stadium.
“I think we’re all just sick of losing,” Smyly said.
To be fair, prior to this past weekend, the Cubs had won four straight series, against the Cardinals, Reds, Red Sox and Brewers. Three of the four are playoff contenders. But the Cubs had just been swept in a four-game series by the Dodgers. That wound was fresh.
The Cubs lost all four games by two runs or fewer, and on Sunday they blew a five-run lead twice.