Any team can win when the offense hangs big crooked numbers and provides a huge cushion, but it takes a little something more to grind out a 2-1 win like the Cubs did Tuesday night. Not only did the pitching staff show out with a combined one-hitter, but the hitters were very much on their collective game. Sound weird to say that about a squad that put up only two runs? It shouldn’t.
The Cubs had been rolling along, averaging 9.2 runs per game over their previous six wins, but their muted performance against Chris Archer was no less impressive.