Jose Quintana retired the Royals 1-2-3 in a six-pitch first inning.
That’s good!
Jose Quintana struggled through a 31-pitch second inning in which he issued a pair of two-out walks and then gave up a two-run double to a guy who entered the game hitting .182.
That’s... not good.
And that’s about how well Wednesday’s 9-0 Cubs loss to the Royals went, their worst shutout loss of the entire season. Why? Because baseball, of course.
Even so — that’s just a two-run lead, and the Cubs can come back from a two-run deficit early, right?