You, the reader of this recap, are a Cubs fan. And you have seen this year’s Cubs bullpen blow lead after lead after lead.
Thus, like me, you were watching the last few innings of Friday night’s game wondering: In what spectacular yet entertaining fashion were the Cubs going to do that in this one?
And then... that didn’t happen. Instead, Brandon Hughes, Julian Merryweather, Adbert Alzolay and Mark Leiter Jr. combined for 3u2153 innings of scoreless relief, striking out seven, as the Cubs opened their California road trip with a 2-1 win over the Padres.