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After yesterday's great burst of offense, the Cubs had much less offense and lost to the A's 4-3, although Ian Happ did manage his second homer of the game off the A's excellent closer in the bottom of the ninth. The solo homer in the ninth would have been much more impressive if the Cubs hadn't been trailing by *two* runs though.
But an old friend and coworker joined me for the game, the conversation was good, and there was a lot of good defense.
Just not as much offense as required.
The Cubs are six games out of the last wild card slot in the NL with 11 games left and needing to pass two teams to get in. This is not an enviable position except as compared to the Cardinals, who are *seven* games out of the last wild card slot and needing to pass three teams, those including the Cubs...
But an old friend and coworker joined me for the game, the conversation was good, and there was a lot of good defense.
Just not as much offense as required.
The Cubs are six games out of the last wild card slot in the NL with 11 games left and needing to pass two teams to get in. This is not an enviable position except as compared to the Cardinals, who are *seven* games out of the last wild card slot and needing to pass three teams, those including the Cubs...