I had made the joke Thursday afternoon or early evening that Joe Maddon was simply trolling the Mets by rolling out a AAA battery in the final game of the series. The joke was on the Cubs early, though, as Jen-Ho Tseng struggled with command in his debut start and spotted the Mets five runs. But just like Muhammad Ali, the Cubs were simply letting their opponents punch themselves out early.
Okay, not really, but it sort of felt that way when Maddon swapped Tseng and Taylor Davis out for Mike Montgomery and Alex Avila. The new catcher walked to open the bottom of the 4th inning, after which the new pitcher singled and Jon Jay doubled to tie the game.