The Cubs falter, then recover late for a 5-3 walk-off win.
If you came out of the trade deadline frustrated, then this weekend at Wrigley Field probably didn’t do anything to allay your concerns or frustrations. Certainly, an Orioles team that traded away a good chunk of its players and had been well under .500 didn’t feel like a series that would see the combined three-game score being 9-7. To be sure, over the three day weekend, 12 times a single team scored more than nine runs in a single game this weekend. A good handful more scored more than seven runs. This is all to say that pitching ruled all weekend long.
One day, we’re going to have some talks about how unappealing Wrigley Field has become for an offensive statistic minded player to call home. It’s definitely a great place to v