The Cubs have scored in only 7 of their last 72 innings and have been outscored 65-25 during a 10-game losing streak. In the 16 games since their most recent 10-game winning streak ended, they have been outscored 88-40, including consecutive wins with 12 combined runs. The team’s pitching concerns are emphasized, along with the need for the offense to score more than one run, which has happened only twice in the last six games. Jameson Taillon has taken two losses in the skid, allowing 12 earned runs on 16 hits over his last two starts. The Cubs face Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler, who features a big fastball but has control issues, walking 34 batters in 47 innings.
"The Cubs have scored in only 7 of their last 72 innings and they've been outscored 65-25 during their 10-game losing streak. For those who don't have access to a calculator, that comes down to an average margin of four runs per game. They've been outscored 88-40 in the 16 games since their most recent 10-game winning streak was snapped, and that includes consecutive wins that saw them put up 12 combined runs."
"The last two haven't gone quite as well, with a total of 12 earned runs allowed on 16 hits. Six of those hits were round-trippers, and Taillon struck out seven with two walks over 9.2 innings. Suffice to say, he needs to be a whole helluva lot better tonight. It might also be a good idea for the offense to muster more than one run, something they've done only twice in the last six games."
"They're up against 23-year-old Bubba Chandler, who's got kind of a Paul Skenes thing going with the big fastball and the mustache. The rookie has a little ways to go when it comes to his control, though, as he's walked 34 batters in 47 innings so far. Of course, he's coming off an outing that saw him strike out 11 Blue Jays with just three walks over five innings."
"Barring an unusually efficient performance tonight, that's about as deep as Chandler should be expected to go as the Pirates look to limit his mi"
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