LOS ANGELES — The Cubs are hitting just .161/.235/.312 through three games of the NLCS, and they haven’t scored since rallying for five runs in the eighth inning of Game 1 against the Dodgers.
“The last two games we’ve not been on the barrel of the bat at all. It’s pretty much been weaker contact,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “We’re just not hitting the ball hard like we normally do.”
Those zeroes have come, not so coincidentally, in starts by Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill. The Dodgers have been able to put together a game plan as well.