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The Rundown: Makeshift Lineup Drops Third Straight to Mets, Cubs May Add Starting Pitching at Deadline, Gerrit Cole Voices Displeasure Over New Rules

“I pick myself up off the ground to have you knock me back down again and again.” – Nick Lowe, Cruel to Be Kind

Instant Replay

A lineup that includes Rafael Ortega and Jose Lobatón with starting pitcher Robert Stock is about as off-brand for the Cubs as these fine cereals. Since it seemed that manager David Ross deemed a loss to Jacob deGrom a foregone conclusion, I had little incentive to watch last night’s game.