After Ben Brown’s seven no-hit innings against the Brewers last week, hopes were high for another good outing from the Cubs rookie. Of course, no one could expect seven no-hit innings again, but perhaps another solid outing?
Nope. The Reds are really not a good team — no, truly they are not — but they hit Brown pretty hard and the decisive blow was a three-run homer by TJ Friedl, who came into this game hitting .161 with one extra-base hit (a double) in 31 at-bats.
Some days it’s just not your day, and this wasn’t the Cubs’ afternoon, as they lost the game 5-2 and the series to the visitors from Cincinnati.