3 Takeaways After Cubs' Bullpen Problems On Full Display in Crucial Loss to Braves

3 Takeaways After Cubs' Bullpen Problems On Full Display in Crucial Loss to Braves

Everything was going right for the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, until it wasn't. The momentum fully swung to Chicago's dugout after Monday's series-opening 7

Cubs’ latest bullpen blow-up stark reminder that without reliable relievers ‘we’re not going to survive’

<p>The night the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> were officially eliminated from the NL Central race, they received another stark reminder about their beleaguered bullpen:</p><p>“We’re not going to survive if we don’t have multiple guys we can count on,” manager Craig Counsell said after a 6-3 loss to the Braves.</p><p>Counsell’s old team clinched its fourth straight division crown as his current team suffered …

Chicago Cubs: Counsell deflects blame amid bullpen apocalypse

The Chicago Cubs bullpen did it again. They snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, inheriting a lead late in the game only to blow it in a most spectacularly awful way. More News: Chicago Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong, now a lock for MVP honors On Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, the Cubs had a 3-0 [...]

Bullpen woes resurface for Cubs in heat of Wild Card race

CHICAGO – The Cubs will have to wait another year to try to unseat the rival Brewers as the National League Central champions. With a 6-3 loss to the Braves on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, the North Siders were officially knocked out of the division race. The loss allowed