Can McClanahan Break the Cubs’ Offensive Drought and Ignite a Comeback?

Can McClanahan Break the Cubs' Offensive Drought and Ignite a Comeback?

The Cubs are not quite stumbling out of the gate, but they aren’t having a great beginning either. They are 4-5 after their first three series. They lost two of three to the Nationals, which will probably be one of the more embarrassing series losses of the season. Then they took two of three from the Angels. They lost two of three to the Guardians after a double-header split yesterday. They only scored one run in two of the three games, and they are actually the only team in the division to be under .500 at the moment. As a team, they are hitting just .206, which probably doesn’t require a lot of breakdown to tell you it is not good. Sure, it is early, but you don’t want to have to dig yourself out in a competitive division. Tonight, they put Jameson Taillon on the mound. He was solid in his first start, going 4.2 innings, allowing two hits and four walks, but no runs. There were a lot of reasons to be concerned about Taillon after a brutal Spring Training, but for one start he at least alleviated some concerns. Rays hitters have been decent against him, hitting 13-for-53 collectively. However, they Yandy Diaz and Cedric Mullings to go 11-for-27 against him. 

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