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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Danica Patrick: Patrick Knocked Back to Ninth in Points Standings After Crash
Danica Patrick Enters Bristol Fourth in Points Standings, Gets Knocked BackDanica Patrick, who has been trying to prove her whole career that she belongs with the big boys, had started off the 2011 season in impressive fashion, finishing a career-high fourth in Las Vegas two weeks ago.That solid start ended on Saturday, however, qualifying 29th for the Scotts EZ Seed 300 Nationwide Series race.After a speeding penalty on Lap 203, Patrick lost control of her car on Lap 247 after her and Ryan Truex were racing neck-and-neck.Patrick was in the top 15 before the two setbacks and she now stands at ninth place in the NASCAR points standings.This could be Patrick's biggest chance yet of placing highly in the final