2021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 28
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Sunday afternoon’s game was a wild one. Both teams ended up using nearly their entire roster. There were 10 homers. There was a player carted off the field. There were lead changes. There was a catcher playing third (after the injury) and a pitcher pinch hitting. Unfortunately, there was also a Cubs loss. There have been too many of them already in this early season.
I certainly didn’t follow spring training as closely as our fearless editor Al Yellon, but very much like he did, I figured that this Cubs team would have a competitive pitching staff. Sure, nearly every team in baseball every single year has to churn through a bunch of relievers (and in some cases starters) to find the best bunch. That’s all normal. I’m sure the Cubs bullpen will be better 60 days from now than it is right this very minute. But I thought this rotation would be decent to good. At 4.7 innings per start (through Saturday’s game), the Cubs starters are throwing the fewest innings per game of any team in the National League (tied with the Pirates).