Reds 4, Cubs 3: Didn’t we see this game yesterday?

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty ImagesHonestly, I’m getting tired of writing the same old recap. Unfortunately, I must, because the Cubs keep playing the same old game. They lost to the Reds 4-3 Saturday afternoon, their third in a row, and the game contained:

Pitching that just wasn’t quite good enough

Defensive miscues

Hitting the ball hard right at people, for outs

It’s tremendously frustrating as a fan to watch this. Imagine how frustrating it must be for players who know — and you know it too — they are better than this. And unfortunately, even wearing the gray jerseys didn’t help. With the loss, the Cubs drop to a season-low three games under .500 at 31-34.

Let’s start at the beginning, which was…