CINCINNATI – Blame the foul ball into the seats that wasn’t, or the foul ball off Willson Contreras’ foot that was ruled fair for a groundball out.
But the little things that went against the Cubs to help bury them in an 8-6 loss to the Reds on Sunday in Cincinnati can’t hide the bigger picture that the Cubs haven’t played well for more than a month.
And it’s starting to cost them in a National League Central Division that is crammed tighter than a Cub with a man in scoring position.
“Blaming it on little things that go wrong is making excuses,” Cubs starter Jon Lester said after looking dominant for most of a start that petered out five batters into the sixth.