After dropping two of three to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs’ 2018 season is off to, well, a pretty lackluster loss. The offense has been hot and cold – evidenced this week when the bats hung 13 runs on the Pirates only to manage a lone tally in the finale.
Kyle Schwarber and Ian Happ accounted for five of the team’s seven hits. The former blasted his  third home run of the season, raising his average to .270. Happ, meanwhile, continues his hit-or-miss start in his first full Major League campaign.
The bullpen’s dominant run came to a screeching halt Thursday, when Justin Wilson walked three and allowed a pair of home runs.