The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox are in a race to the bottom.
at Wrigley Field. They blew multiple leads, unraveling late in the game and squandering another quality start from Shota Imanaga.
It was the third straight loss for the Cubs, dropping them nine games below .500. Just a few days after Justin Steele implored his teammates to "wake the up!", they have apparently gone back to sleep.seemed unfathomable just two months ago. They started 17-9 and led the NL Central in early May. Now they're in last place and considering blowing things up at the trade deadline.on May 21. the Cubs have gone 12-26 with 138 runs scored.
The Cubs, on the other hand, were supposed to be good, or at least halfway decent. After winning 83 games last year, they brought in Craig Counsell from the, re-signed Cody Bellinger and added Shota Imanaga to the rotation. They had dreams of winning the division, or at least the Wild Card.It's been a tough year for Chicago baseball fans. Both of their teams have been awful, mired by bad baserunning, sloppy fielding,. The White Sox could move on from Luis Robert Jr.
The Cubs should end up with a better record than the White Sox, but perhaps not by much. Football season can't come soon enough in the Windy City.Tyler grew up in Massachusetts and is a huge Boston sports fan, especially the Red Sox. He went to Tufts University and played club baseball for the Jumbos. Since graduating, he has worked for MLB.com, The Game Day, FanDuel and Forbes.
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