PITTSBURGH – September hasn’t been kind to right-hander Alec Mills and the results have shown that. Since nearly throwing a complete-game shutout against the White Sox, the performances that have followed haven’t mirrored his best performance of the year.
“I mean to be honest with you, I think this is probably one of the worst stretches I’ve ever pitched,” Mills said after the Cubs’ 7-6 loss on Tuesday. “It’s pretty frustrating.”
The night didn’t start smoothly for Mills as he gave up a first-inning three-run shot to Colin Moran to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead.
But the Cubs’ offense came storming back scoring three runs of their own in the third inning on RBI-singles by Matt Duffy, Nick Martini and Frank Schwindel.