The Cubs' quest for a division crown isn't going so well right now. Disturbingly, it's not even the offense that's necessarily been the problem - Friday wasn't good, but we already knew the Cubs struggle against Gorzelanny (it took a Jason Marquis 1-0 CG shutout to beat him earlier this year), which isn't surprising when you consider that he's been one of the best lefty starters in the NL this year. So has Rich Hill, but you wouldn't know it from his 6 ER and nine hits in six innings. After a welcome win by Zambrano, the Cubs proceeded to lose the series thanks to a bed-shitting performance from Steve Trachsel that's going to cause a lot of Cubs fans to wake up in cold sweats over the next few nights with flashbacks to 1999. (Trachsel had fully seven starts that year in which he gave up at least 6 ER, including two in which he allowed nine, en route to a brilliant 8-18 campaign during which his ERA was 5.56.)
Meanwhile - of course - Milwaukee managed to win a road series, just their third since the All-Star Break.
I'm glad Zambrano's back, if this wasn't just one fluke start. But if the rest of the starters are going to go into the tank, does it even matter? You have to win late-season series against crappy teams with nothing left but the chance to play spoiler. The offense has been showing me a bit more - Soriano's power is kicking in, Soto has looked great, etc. - but for God's sake, why can't this team ever have every part of it going good at the same damn time?
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