Paul Sullivan: 8 random thoughts on the Chicago Cubs after a 4-3 loss on a lazy afternoon at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs have nothing to prove in the remaining 25 games of the 2022 season, but they plan on playing out the schedule anyway. The bullpen blew a ninth-inning lead Thursday in a 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, but it was a beautiful day to play. “What you expect heaven on earth is, is pitching at Wrigley on a day like today,” Cubs starter Adrian Sampson. Sampson allowed one run in six ...
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Sep 08, 2022
3 minutes
The Chicago Cubs have nothing to prove in the remaining 25 games of the 2022 season, but they plan on playing out the schedule anyway.
The bullpen blew a ninth-inning lead Thursday in a 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, but it was a beautiful day to play.
“What you expect heaven on earth is, is pitching at Wrigley on a day like today,” Cubs starter Adrian Sampson.
Sampson allowed one run in six innings, but the Reds scored two in the ninth off Mark Leiter Jr. to take the series between National League Central non-contenders.
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