The Cubs’ six game winning streak came to an end with a thud last night. They also lost their narrow half-game lead on the Giants for the second wild card spot.
Cue the Debbie Downer music.
Making his Cubs debut, newly acquired Dan Haren got off to an inauspicious start, as he surrendered a home run to the first batter he faced last night. His outing wasn’t awful (four runs on seven hits, in five innings), but it wasn’t great either. And the defense definitely didn’t help much behind him.
Despite the loss, it was good to see the Cubs fight back from a 4-1 deficit.