I wish these sort of things actually mattered for the Cubs right now. You know, feel genuine anger toward something bad happening in a pivotal game. Now, it’s just another example of a shitty play that spiraled into an avalanche of crap because once something goes wrong for this team they completely cave. Also, the Cubs were already losing 2-1 and the pathetic offense didn’t do anything after Nico Hoerner’s leadoff homer, so in that sense this didn’t matter either.
Kyle Hendricks gave up a two-run home run to Christian Yelich in the fourth inning and following a one-out walk Brewers DH Rhys Hoskins hit a fly ball to the warning track in left field. It’s a ball that was hit well, but it was in the air for a while and certainly should have been caught by Ian Happ.
It wasn’t caught and the Brewers were on their way to breaking Sunday’s game wide open.
That’s what the Cubs do. If one thing goes wrong, then everything has to collapse. Hendricks has actually been on a pretty good run in the month of June and he began Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers with three scoreless innings. However, after already allowing the go-ahead homer by Yelich, then walking a batter and then Happ’s misplay, Hendricks couldn’t escape the jam.
Another singled followed that gave Milwaukee a 3-1 lead, but there was a glimmer of hope for Hendricks after he struck out the No. 9 hitter for the second out in the fourth. But you know how this story ends.
From 1-0 Cubs to 7-1 Brewers just like that.
That was Sunday’s final as the Cubs lost another rubber match. The bullpen has actually been decent as of late, but it’s all meaningless on a daily basis because the offense seems determined to never break out of its collective slump.
Hoerner hit the second pitch of the game out to left field for a home run and then Cody Bellinger singled with one out in the first inning. The Cubs offense did not record another hit the rest of the game, only reaching base three more times via walk. Two of those walks came after the second inning.
What a pathetic group.
