Can McClanahan Break the Cubs’ Offensive Drought and Ignite a Comeback?
The Rays are pretty much identical to the Cubs. They have a 4-5 record for the season, and lost two of the first three series as well. They lost the first two games of the season to the Cardinals. I was on the Rays in the opener and they were winning 7-1 after the completion of 5.5 innings. Then they gave up eight runs in the bottom half of the frame. They lost two of three at Milwaukee in the next series and then took two of three from the Twins in Minnesota. They only allowed one run in both of the wins to the Twins in their past two games. I have to imagine the strength of the team will be the pitching staff. Tonight, they get one of their best pitchers on the team with Shane McClanahan taking the hill. McClanahan missed all of the past two seasons. His return to the mound saw him throw 4.2 innings and allowed just two earned runs on two hits and three walks. He ended up striking out four hitters and throwing about 80 pitches. Cubs hitters don’t have a ton of experience against McClanahan, but they are 3-for-22 against him with only five hitters having experience against him.Â



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