The Chicago Cubs dropping two of three games at home against the San Francisco Giants to begin this week was certainly not ideal after how Monday’s game went. The offense plated nine runs in the series opener with Matthew Boyd on the mound. The veteran left-hander went six strong innings and allowed two runs on five hits while not walking a batter and collecting seven strikeouts. Boyd has been a solid addition to this Chicago rotation that has needed him to step up with injuries to fellow southpaws Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga early in the season.
Ian Happ led the way offensively for the Cubs in the series opener with three runs driven in. His two-run homer in the third frame got the scoring started in the contest and was his third long ball of the campaign. Chicago fell flat in the final two games of the series, with the offense not having much to say. They still have won most of their sets so far in 2025 while dealing with one of the hardest schedules in baseball. Because of this, any fan that is worried about the team moving forward might be an overreaction on their part.
Chicago Cubs fans don’t need to panic
Despite the Cubs dropping the series to San Francisco at home this week, fans should not be freaking out on the state of the team whatsoever. The Giants are 10 games above .500 and Chicago’s offense was able to have a big showing against their pitching staff on Monday. San Francisco has a dominant big three in their bullpen for the final three innings of close games and the Cubs forced extra frames in game two of the set on their closer, Ryan Walker.
The expectation of Chicago’s offense coming out every game and scoring six or more runs is unrealistic. There will be stretches throughout the summer where the bats go cold and it will be up to a hopefully revamped pitching staff to make up for that. It’s also worth noting that the Cubs have not played a team under .500 through their first 38 games of the season with the exception of the three-game series that they had at PNC Park against the Pirates last week. Better times are ahead scheduling wise, and this team is in a good spot to make a run at claiming the division crown in 2025.
Nico Hoerner was fantastic for the Chicago Cubs in the series
Nico Hoerner collected a hit in each game of the Giants series and appears to be getting into a nice groove after getting a later start to the season than normal due to surgery he had in the offseason. In the final game of the series on Wednesday, Hoerner had half of the Cubs’ hits by collecting two doubles in the 3-1 loss.
Hoerner is still searching for his first home run of the season, but he has been mostly known as a contact hitter throughout his career. After having a rougher 2024 season, his approach in the box has clearly changed and he looks much more like he did in 2023 when he finished the season hitting .283 in 150 games.
Chicago Cubs have a big bullpen problem, aside from Ryan Pressly
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