“Smiling faces I can see, but not for me.” – The Rolling Stones, As Tears Go By
The Cubs are 13-9, which projects 96 wins, and they’ve played some tough opponents. That’s the good news. The bad news is that they split their series with a woeful Marlins team and have a couple of big pitching problems in Kyle Hendricks and Adbert Alzolay. Cubs manager Craig Counsell has temporarily removed Alzolay from the closer’s role, but what will he do with Hendricks?
Alzolay blew a save opportunity on Saturday, his fourth of the season, which puts him on a pace to give away 32 Chicago wins.