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Coming off Thursday’s improbable late-inning rally against the usually airtight White Sox back-of-the-bullpen, the Cubs were on their way to falling fast and hard on Friday afternoon, in their series’ opener with the Cleveland Indians.
The exciting win from the day before seemed to be settling into what it truly was: one win. One win, less than halfway into a 162-game season.
After starting pitcher Rich Harden gave up two three-run homers, in the second and third innings respectively, the Cubs found themselves down quickly 6-0. Two innings later, it was 7-0.
The struggling Cubs’ offense had come out of hibernation for two innings Thursday afternoon to help the Cubs steal a win. Now it had decided to return to hiding; its return unknown to the Wrigley faithful.
With Cliff Lee on the mound for the Indians, there was even more reason to think the afternoon would end much more somber than it had the day before. Lee was coming off a dominant three-hit shutout of the Cardinals last Sunday in Cleveland, showing the form that easily won him the 2008 AL Cy Young award.
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