The Cubs knew they could pick up a game on the Brewers in the NL Central standings before this one even started, because the Marlins rallied late in an afternoon contest Friday and defeated Milwaukee 5-1.
Welp. The Cubs offense came out flat against Adrian Houser — who, I hope, might be in the Cubs rotation next week — and Shu014dta Imanaga got hit early and often and the Cubs got blown out 12-5 by the White Sox in a game that wasn’t nearly as “close” as that seven-run deficit indicates.
Imanaga allowed three hits before he got an out and five in all in the first inning, when the Sox put three on the board.