Dan Haren didn’t necessarily jump out of the blocks in his first start with the Cubs, allowing two runs in the bottom of the 1st inning in Pittsburgh Wednesday night. It didn’t help that his teammates didn’t do much to help him out defensively, but Haren wasn’t at his best and he admitted as much.
“I’m glad that’s out of the way, but obviously I have to be a lot better than that to help this team,” the well-traveled veteran admitted after the loss. “It’s over and done with. I have to be better next time.”
You’d expect no less from the new guy just getting acclimated to his 8th different team in 13 big league seasons, but Haren was being a bit modest there.