Counting

Garrett Crochet must be counting down the days to the end of the 2026 season, when he’ll become a free agent because, right now, he’s in pitching hell. The lefty was pulled after pitching six innings yesterday against the Brewers, who managed all of one run on five hits and a walk; Crochet struck out eight, leaving with a 3-1 lead. Enter the bullpen. Long story short, Justin Anderson and Jordan Leasure went walk happy to erase the lead while Michael Kopech lost the game in the tenth. A fitting number, that, because the South Siders have now lost ten in a row to fall to 15-44. That’s one game worse than the ’62 Mets who, despite losing seventeen in a row from May into early June, were still one game better than Mickey Mouse and company. Baby-ant steps, though. I just checked today’s lineup, and Korey Lee will be catching for the second straight game, and Martin Maldonado will be grabbing some bench. Yeah.