The reason I used a photo of Cubs batting helmets sitting upside-down in the dugout for the featured image of this recap is that those helmets might as well have just stayed there, for all the offense the Cubs had in their 11-1 loss to the Twins Saturday afternoon. It was the worst loss of the year for the Cubs by run differential; the previous worst was an 8-2 loss to the Rangers April 9. It was also the first time the Cubs allowed double-digit runs this year.
You knew this wasn’t going to be a good day when the Cubs got the leadoff hitter on base in the second, third and fourth innings and couldn’t score in any of those innings.