Cubs pitching still struggling to find the strike zone

ST. LOUIS -- Somehow his ERA is only 3.31. But Chicago Cubs starter Tyler Chatwood will see it rise precipitously if he keeps giving out free passes. Same goes for the entire Cubs pitching staff.

“I’m putting myself in bad situations and its hurting the team,” Chatwood said after the Cubs’ 8-6 loss in 10 innings to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.

Staked to a 4-0 lead, the righty gave it all back in the fourth inning, when he walked the first two batters and hit the next one. After coming back out for the fifth inning, in a 4-4 game, he again walked the leadoff hitter. His day was done.

“There is no reason for that fourth inning to happen right there,” a frustrated Chatwood said.…