I swear, it seems like the Marlins are fielding a JV team nowadays. Jeter et. al. havre traded away all their blue chip players and that's left is arguably worse than the Cubs. This the perfect time for the Cubs to get healthy in the wins column.
Right on cue the Cubs score 3 in the first. This is the biggest X factor for the Cubs early in the season. If the pitching lets them down early the the offense has to press just to square things up.
Not that Yu (the greatest enigma of our times) didn't try his best to give the game back to the Marlins. Gives up a run there, ends the inning with the bases loaded there. The box score will show that Darvish got the W and giving up 2 earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched but one couldn't help but think the wheels were coming off slowly but surely.
The stats say, a fine start. The sound says Maddon pulled him before any more damage could be done.
Luckily this offense could bail out any pitcher with Baez going off for 3 hits and 2 runs scored and Contreras getting yet ANOTHER homerun.
The Cubs move to 6-9 and aren't in the basement of the Central. A sweep here could get them sniffing .500 and wouldn't THAT be a miracle given the start they had?
Cubs Games Watched: 4.5
Cubs Games Listened To: 9
Gave Up, BCB: 1.5
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