The narrative is ugly, out there in the blogosphere. But the same people writing elegies are the ones who were boosters six weeks ago, and there are only so many roads a man can walk on. I’m not gonna say the Cubs are back but it’s beginning to look like it.
The Cubs sent Colin Rea to the hill to oppose Brewer phenom Jacob Misiorowski. Michael Busch had a real nice plate appearance with the bearstack [VIDEO] and Rea pitched well enough to leave with a lead. Seiya Suzuki is showing signs of coming
out of his funk, making good contact and stealing a base (his fourth).
Matt Shaw provided some insurance from his customary 9-spot in the bottom of the eighth. [VIDEO]. This was after his slick stop at third [VIDEO]. Kid can play.
Daniel Palencia came in to close things out and threw a lot of bad cheese. It ended well though, and the insurance held up. If two out of three is meatloaf, three out of five is a steak. Another win would be perfectly good, please and thank you.
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- Andy Martinez (Marquee Sports Network*): Craig Counsell, Cubs aim to embrace challenges in road to playoffs. “Baseball is a sport where you can trick yourself into saying things are going bad and they’re not,” Counsell said.
- Meghan Montemurro (Chicago Tribune* {$}): ‘You couldn’t ask for more’: Jameson Taillon allows 1 run in 6 innings to help Chicago Cubs sweep doubleheader. “You couldn’t ask for more, I know he feels good and was a big part of this win,” manager Craig Counsell said.
- Tommy Birch (Des Moines Register* {$}): Cascade native Colin Rea thought about retiring twice. Now he’s a big part of Cubs success. “If I had a backup plan, there’s a chance that I maybe would be doing that right now,” Rea said.
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): What we’re hearing about Kyle Tucker’s reset as Cubs work with frustrated star. “I don’t know, I can’t really point to one thing,” Tucker said. “If I could, I would have already fixed that.” Paul Sullivan has words* {$}. Cubs Insider takes a knee*. Tony Andracki reacts*.
- Tony Andracki (Marquee Sports Network*): Rookie Owen Caissie gives Cubs important lineup boost against Brewers. “Whatever the Cubs’ rookie outfielder is doing, it’s working.“ North Side Baseball has more*.
- Leigh Giangreco (Black Club Chicago*): The Cubs bring lifelong fan with terminal cancer to Wrigley: ‘I want to see them one more time’. “Cesario Moya learned to speak English by watching Cubs games and has been a fixture at Wrigley Field ever since.“
- Gallagherway.com — Ryne “Ryno” Sandberg Tribute. Marquee is airing it.
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