The Morning After: Cubs Lose In Extra

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 2, 2010 3:00PM

For once, the Cubs managed to knock in a few baserunners and mount a small rally, but they still couldn't get over the hump in a 3-2 extra inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Carlos Silva pitched well, allowing two runs over 7.2 innings and striking out six, but he went winless for his fourth straight start after beginning the year 8-0. Down 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth, the Cubs mounted a rally thanks to Tyler Colvin's two-run single. But, a few batters later, with runners on first and third and one out, Derrek Lee grounded into an inning-ending double play. After allowing a run in the top of the 10th, the Cubs again found themselves with two on and one out in the bottom of the inning but Colvin, formerly the hero, grounded into a double play that ended the game. Said Lou in the obvious statement of the day: "You can't ask any more of our pitching than what they're doing. They keep us in every game they play. We just don't seem to come up with the big hit when we need it and we fall short. It's been a recurring theme. Until we start doing that, it'll continue to be a struggle." Ryan Dempster tries to get the Cubs, losers of 7 of their last 10 games, back on track this afternoon (1:20 p.m., WGN).