Al 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
The Cubs trailed 6-2 in the seventh inning Saturday and, well... you had to have the fleeting thought, at least, that they’d pull another miracle late-inning comeback, as they did from the same score Friday.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and the Reds evened up the series by defeating the Cubs 6-4.
The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the first inning off Colin Rea, who issued a one-out walk and then got touched up by Elly De La Cruz’s ninth home run of the year.