Cubs pitching struggles reach historic proportions

The Cubs' 2019 pitching woes have reached historic levels.

After Yu Darvish and a trio of relievers combined to allow 9 runs Thursday evening in Atlanta, the Cubs have now surrendered 46 runs in the first 6 games of the season.

That's the most they've allowed in the first 6 games of any year since 1901:

46 runs allowed by #Cubs this season are the most they have allowed in the first 6 games of a season since they allowed 57 in 1901

— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) April 5, 2019(Side note: 57 runs in 6 games in 1901? How the hell does that happen?)

Put another way, the last time the Cubs started a season with pitching this bad, they were called the Chicago Orphans and were still 13 years away from…