A letdown after the Cubs’ monthlong climb from final place to first, culminating in an emotional sweep of the rival Cardinals that moved them into the National League Central lead? ‘‘Absolutely it can happen, and I’ve seen it occur,’’ supervisor Joe Maddon stated even earlier than a surreal ending and 6-5 loss Monday to the woebegone Marlins. ‘‘But I want to believe that right now, mentally, we’re forward of that.’’ The remainder of this four-game collection would possibly supply a extra full reply. For now, an inexplicable loss that featured two blown leads and an inexplicable ninth-inning gaffe snapped the Cubs’ seven-game successful streak and dropped them again into second place within the NL Central.Pedro Strop (second from
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Cubs end sweep of Cardinals with 13-5 rout, transfer into
The chant began within the eighth inning and gained quantity because it unfold by means of the ballpark. “Sweeep. Sweeep. Sweeep.” Cardinals fielders waited for the following pitch and pretended to not hear the gang. Some Cubs followers leaned over the partitions in foul territory and pantomimed sweeping a brush with exaggerated motions from proper to left. After an unpleasant begin to the season, the temper has brightened on the North Side.Chicago Cubs' Ben Zobrist, left, Albert Almora Jr., middle, and Jason Heyward have fun after the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5 in a baseball recreation, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: CXC124 The Cubs cruised to a
Cubs open regular, ‘boring’ stretch vs. Cardinals after
After he hit a homer and two doubles to assist the Cubs clobber the Mariners in Seattle on Wednesday, any person requested shortstop Javy Baez how a lot he was wanting ahead to seeing the Cardinals for the primary time this season on Friday. “That’s who we play now?” he mentioned. “I really don’t pay attention to that.” Yeah, proper. Except he didn’t appear to be kidding.Javy Baez after a double towards the Cardinals final yr. And a fast look on the Cubs’ first-month schedule suggests why – and perhaps even a part of why they received off to that ugly begin a month in the past. “These three road trips have been bizarre, to Texas, Miami,
Sweepers in Seattle: Cubs, Jon Lester rout M’s 11-Zero for 13th
SEATTLE — The distinction between the Cubs on May 1 and April 1 was summed up in what occurred after an eerily comparable begin. On the primary defensive play of the sport in each instances, the Cubs made an error. But this time, Jon Lester retired the following three batters and left the runner at second. The Cubs responded with a six-run second that Javy Baez opened with a homer towards the Mariners’ finest pitcher on the best way to an 11-Zero victory and two-game sweep. And similar to that, a six-error loss a month in the past in Atlanta and the six-game shedding streak it helped maintain is a long-faded reminiscence because the Cubs journey a
Kyle Schwarber’s homer within the eighth lifts Cubs to 6-5 win over
SEATTLE — Two-run homers and simply sufficient pitching Tuesday evening in Seattle carried the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Mariners – the Cubs’ third consecutive win and 12th of their final 16 video games. Kyle Schwarber’s two-out, two-run homer into the higher deck in proper subject at T-Mobile Park supplied the game-winning margin within the eighth inning within the back-and-forth sport. A crowd that appeared to be no less than break up between Cubs and Mariners followers, gave Schwarber a rousing sufficient and lengthy sufficient ovation after the house run, that he acknowledged them on his approach to left subject for the underside of the eighth. His homer got here a half inning after Edwin Encarnacion
Cubs’ Jose Quintana, Javy Baez shine vs. Dodgers at Wrigley
Jose Quintana actually blew it. Blew an opportunity, that's, to develop into the primary Cubs pitcher since Ryan Dempster in 2012 — and the primary Cubs lefty since Ken Holtzman in 1969 — to string collectively three straight scoreless begins masking a minimum of seven innings apiece. Yes, we're utilizing “blew” very loosely. The new, unofficial Cubs ace? That may be stretching it, however Quintana (3-1) was locked in once more Tuesday in a 7-2 victory towards the Dodgers within the opener of a three-game collection at Wrigley Field. He went seven robust innings for the third straight outing and got here near retaining the National League’s highest-scoring workforce off the scoreboard.Chicago Cubs' Jose Quintana pitches towards the
Kris Bryant’s struggles for Cubs made worse by sizzling Christian
It’s one factor for the Cubs’ Kris Bryant to be slumping. It’s one other for him to be slumping whereas the Brewers’ Christian Yelich is setting the world on hearth. There’s no means Bryant can cover his .230 batting common or his one lonesome house run. Not in Chicago. Not after his struggles final season. Not with a lot handwringing basically over What’s Wrong With the Cubs. And definitely not after the 39 house runs he hit in 2016. But with Yelich hitting .353 and pounding 13 homers in his first 23 video games, the highlight educated on Bryant’s troubles feels prefer it’s powered by Niagara Falls. And the Cubs and Brewers being National League Central rivals turbo