Cubs Continue To Collapse In 2019

Alec Mills pitched 4.1 innings of scoreless baseball and even though Joe Maddon used Kyle Ryan, one of his best relievers, for only one batter, the Cubs offense shit the bed once again, leading to a 2-1 loss on Friday.

Not that the Cubs had a good chance to win the division entering this series, but after losing four straight they’re now five games back of the Cardinals in the division. But forget about that because now the Cubs are 1.5 games back of the Brewers for the second Wild Card spot.

The Brewers have nine games left this season against the Pirates, Reds and Rockies.

The Cubs have posted a +33 run differential over the past 8 games. Good, right? Sure, but's it's misleading.

North Siders are 4-4 in that span.

Fri-Mon: .393/.478/.780, 55 R
Tue-Fri: .179/.247/.29, 9 R

That's been the theme of 2019.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) September 20, 2019

From last Friday through Monday, the Cubs batted .393 as a team and .553 with RISP over the 4 games.

Since Monday, they are hitting .181 as a team with a .111 batting AVG w/RISP in the 3+ games.
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) September 20, 2019

Offense today: Cubs have had 4 PA end in a double play today. That's tied for their most in a game this season. It's their most double plays in a game against the Cardinals since May 8, 2013
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) September 20, 2019