CHICAGO -- The one Achilles' heel for the Chicago Cubs in their second-half march to the postseason reared its ugly head in their Game 4 5-0 loss to the Washington Nationals: free passes.
The Cubs walked nine batters on a night when hitting was at a premium. With temperatures in the 50s and a howling wind blowing in off Lake Michigan, Cubs pitchers -- especially the arms out of the bullpen -- did everything they could to help the Nationals.
“No excuses,” Carl Edwards Jr. said after walking two batters before being pulled in the eighth inning.