Rangers 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

Photo by Justin Casterline/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

Dire weather forecasts of all-day rain made it seem very unlikely, early this morning, that this game would be played. But the rain fell mostly south of the city — it just sprinkled a couple of times at the ol’ ballyard — and so the Cubs and Rangers were able to complete their three-game series.

The Cubs might wish it had indeed rained, because the game wound up in a 6-2 loss. The Cubs still did meatloaf the series, and took four of six on the homestand, which is a…