This is how I thought the Chicago Cubs would play in 2022. Solid starting pitching, just enough hitting, useful relief and good defense.
Games like this have not numbered many during this Cubs season, so we should definitely celebrate their 4-0 shutout of the Marlins on a hot, sticky day at Wrigley Field.
Per BCB’s own JohnW53, this game was the 1,500th shutout in the history of the Chicago Cubs franchise dating back to their very first game April 25, 1876, when they shut out Louisville, coincidentally by the same 4-0 score.
Let’s unwrap this nicely-played ballgame.