This is how things are going for the Chicago Cubs this year.
Before Adbert Alzolay’s appearance in the seventh inning of Sunday’s game, lefthanded hitters were 3-for-23 against him with six strikeouts.
So, naturally, what happens? Of course, the Phillies send up lefty Bryson Stott to pinch hit with a runner on base and Stott promptly deposits a two-run homer into the right-field seats at Citizens Bank Park. And of course, the Cubs scored in the ninth, but just once, so Stott’s homer held up for a 2-1 Phillies win. The Cubs thus end a disastrous road trip with a 2-7 record and drop to 2-10 in one-run games.