2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 38

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty ImagesWell, the loss to Robbie Ray and the Giants wasn’t particularly surprising. The Cubs have had a little bit of trouble with left-handed starters. It could be small sample size, but the Cubs are only 5-4 against lefties as opposed to 17-12 against righties. The overall numbers are very good against lefties, so this will probably work out over time. But Ray has been throwing well and I’m not surprised he gave the Cubs trouble.

What was surprising was that after the Cubs unloaded their bullpen in the 11 inning loss Tuesday night, their bullpen was quite good in this one. After Ben Brown allowed three runs over five innings, the bullpen…