Not sure how many more times I can write a recap like this. It’s getting to be way too much déjà vu.

Great starting pitching? Check. Relievers did all right? Check. Offense moribund again? You didn’t want that check, but you have it anyway. Matthew Boyd had another outstanding start, his only real mistake a home-run ball served to a great hitter, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Cubs once again failed to hit with RISP, going 0-for-8 in that situation and leaving seven men on base.

All that added up to a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays, a series loss, and a 2-4 road trip. Yes, the Jays are a very good team but presumably, so are the Cubs. They did not show that in this series, scoring only six runs. They did not show it on the entire road trip, scoring just 17 runs in the six games. Nine of those

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