Because the bullpen blew it late, it won’t feel like it, but the Cubs were so close to getting out of this one with a smooth win. An 8th inning, two-out, three-run homer was the difference. That’s just not a common ending.
To put it another way, although I’m mad the Cubs lost, I have a hard time beating up on a bullpen that has been so very good, and nearly got out of this one, too. Ryan Brasier has been outrageous this year. Caleb Thielbar has been outrageous this year. Today they were not. It’s going to happen.
Related point, Matthew Boyd was incredible again today. So much so that people might be upset that he was pulled after the 7th inning in the first place. But with a three-run lead and the Cubs having to be judicious about his workload this year down the stretch, I don’t have any issue whatsoever with the pull. He did his job, and the bullpen is there to finish the job.
What sucks a lot more from where I sit is that the Cubs’ offense continues to struggle. For all the talk of what the Cubs didn’t do at the deadline, that’s two post-deadline games where the starting pitching was brilliant, and the offense mostly didn’t do bupkis. They got where they got this season MOSTLY on the strength of the offense. It needs to return. Quickly.
It’s a shame that this one got spoiled by Gunnar Henderson (who feels like he has to be the Ankin Law “Making It Personal” Player of the Game), because it felt appropriate that Nico Hoerner had a big day when the Cubs were honoring Ryne Sandberg. Hoerner was playing shortstop, but, you know, he’s their “second baseman.”
Also, Willi Castro was making his Cubs debut at second base, and he had a two-hit game. Again, that would’ve felt a lot nicer if the Cubs had won. Taylor Rogers made his debut, too, and threw a scoreless 9th in a losing effort. Just kind of a bummer of a loss all around.
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