As I was writing this, news broke about Anthony Rizzo traded to the Yankees. I’ll have an article up on that soon. In the meantime, here’s your game recap.
Let’s see. Joey Votto homer in the first inning? Check. Cubs come back with some middle-inning runs? Check. Random Cubs bullpen arms put the game out of reach in the later innings? Check. Cubs score in the bottom of the ninth, temporarily raising hopes? Check.
All of those things happened in the Cubs’ 8-2 loss to the Reds Wednesday evening, and damned if they didn’t happen again when they lost 7-4 to Cincinnati on a beautiful Wrigley afternoon on Thursday.