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3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ 1-6 trip, including Jameson Taillon’s return and Miguel Amaya’s impressive debut

WASHINGTON — The one-run losses keep piling up for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are tied for the second-best run differential in the National League, but wasted scoring chances thwarted a 1-6 trip to Miami and Washington, where they suffered five one-run losses. Their 4-3 defeat to the Nationals on Thursday included one hit — on a ball lost in the sun — through seven innings against the ...
Catcher Migeul Amaya at Chicago Cubs spring training on Feb. 23, 2023, at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona.

WASHINGTON — The one-run losses keep piling up for the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs are tied for the second-best run differential in the National League, but wasted scoring chances thwarted a 1-6 trip to Miami and Washington, where they suffered five one-run losses. Their 4-3 defeat to the Nationals on Thursday included one hit — on a ball lost in the sun — through seven innings against the struggling Patrick Corbin. An three-run rally in the eight inning to tie the game did not last long. Nationals outfielder Alex Call hit a walk-off home run on the first pitch right-hander Brad Boxberger threw in the bottom of the

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