Bleed Cubbie Blue · Apr 27, 2025
Phillies 10, Cubs 4: Sometimes it’s just not your day
Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty ImagesAl Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
There’s an old baseball saying, you’ve likely heard this one: “Every team wins a third of its games and loses a third of its games. It’s what you do with the other third that makes your season.”
The Cubs’ 10-4 loss to the Phillies Saturday afternoon in front of a sold-out Wrigley Field was one of those “losing a third” games. Ben Brown held the Phillies down for three innings and then got pounded in a disastrous six-run fourth.