Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Monday 7/5, 7:05 CT
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Today s roster move: Here
Monday notes:
HITS, AT LAST: The Cubs had 11 hits Sunday, breaking a streak of 20 straight games in which they had no more than eight. That was the longest such streak by any team since 1972. The Cubs went 6-14 in those 20 games.
STILL SOME RELIEF: Despite the Cubs’ recent bullpen struggles, collectively they still rank second in MLB with a 3.11 ERA. The Padres are first at 2.85, the Giants third at 3.20.
HERE’S THE SCORE: The Cubs have outscored their opponents at home 186-139 en route to a 26-13 home W/L record. Away from Wrigley, they have been outscored 213-161. Overall, they have been outscored 60-46 in the first inning, then outscored their opponents 301-292 in all other innings.
Phillies 13, Cubs 3: 10 is the loneliest number
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On The Horizon: Cubs vs Phillies series preview
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Reds 3, Cubs 2: The same old song
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There is a country music song titled “Gone” that they play at Sloan Park in Mesa whenever a Cubs player hits a spring training home run.
The chorus goes:
Gone like a soldier in the civil war, bang bang
Gone like a ‘59 Cadillac
Like all them good things that ain’t never coming back
Right now, what feels like it “ain’t never coming back” is the Cubs winning another baseball game, as they blew yet another lead third game in a row and lost to the Reds 3-2, their eighth consecutive defeat.
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 7/4, 12:10 CT
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