The Chicago Cubs lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6 on Thursday at Wrigley Field, dropping their fourth series in a row. The are tied for the No. 3 National League wild-card spot with nine games remaining.
Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes tags out Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds at home during the ninth inning of a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. The Cubs’ postseason hopes could not afford a series loss to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, yet their spiral continued Thursday with an 8-6 defeat at Wrigley Field. They have dropped 10 of their last 13 games and lost four consecutive series for first time since May.
“I don’t think you make excuses, right? You make mistakes, you’ve got to move on,” Ross said. “You don’t come through in the moments. You’ve got to try to do it with the next one. Guys did that tonight. The bullpen, sometimes things happen and you’ve got to continue to attack. If things don’t go your way you’ve got to be a little bit resilient and try to make the next pitch.
So when Merryweather experienced his worst outing in two months during the ninth inning Thursday night, minutes after the Cubs pulled within a run after a three-run eighth, it represented a death knell. He surrendered multiple runs in an outing for the first time since July 19 on top of a two-walk game, which last occurred before the All-Star break.
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