The Chicago Cubs have been one of the most surprising teams through the early part of the 2019 MLB season, and we don’t mean that as a compliment. They have set a few records while limping out of the gate, only they aren’t the types of records you would boast about.
During Sunday’s 14-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, which was only Chicago’s second win of the year, Victor Caratini allowed a runner to reach in the bottom of the first with a catcher’s interference. Believe it or not, that was the third consecutive game in which the Cubs committed that particular error. No team has accomplished that feat in nearly 100 years.
The Cubs are the first team in the live-ball era (since 1920) to commit a catcher's interference in three consecutive games.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) April 6, 2019
Chicago got off to a rough start in the game, but fortunately their offense continued to produce and scored enough runs to pick up a much-needed victory.
Like the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros, the Cubs seem to be sleep-walking out of the gate. Theo Epstein has tried to take the heat for that, but the roster is obviously good enough to contend for a postseason berth. The Cubs will turn it around at some point, and not committing as many errors would be a great place to start.
