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- John Baker after fanning in the first game Saturday
When the Cubs won five straight early in June, we began to lose confidence in them. We’ve been tracking the team’s campaign to honor Wrigley Field’s 100th birthday with a 100-loss season, and the winning streak put that noble effort in jeopardy.
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- Starlin Castro after whiffing in the second game
Dropping 100 is a daunting challenge even for a franchise like the Cubs. In their illustrious history, the north-siders have lost at least 100 in only three seasons: 1962 and 1966 (103) and 2012 (101).
Instead Pittsburgh stomped the weary Cubs twice that day, 6-2 and 10-0. The all-star break followed, and when regular play resumed on July 10, the rested Cubs dropped another pair, this time to the Dodgers in Brooklyn. After improving to only a single loss on July 11, the north-siders dropped two more to the Dodgers on July 12, then traveled to Boston to lose two the next day to the Braves.
