OK, we’re used to losing and it’s nice this one doesn’t count. Still, a win would have been a pleasant surprise. Make that shock.
Things got out of hand quickly when starter Jared Shuster, who had coasted through the first, got crushed in the second for five hits, a walk, and five runs, all earned despite a throwing error by second baseman Chase Meidroth.
Those were all the runs the Cubs needed, but they tacked on two more in the fourth off Prelander Berroa, who only lasted a third of an inning before leaving with an elbow problem.