Same Story, Different Day for Q's Cubs - Cubs 1 Cardinals 9

Game Thirty-Six - Cubs 1 Cardinals 9 WP - Jaime Garcia (5-0) LP - Casey Coleman (1-3) Save - None Less than 12 hours after scoring 11 runs on 17 hits, the Cubs overpaid and inconsistent offense managed only one run on nine hits in the series finale against the Cardinals. Once again the Cubs had chances to at least make the game interesting but they could not come through with runners in scoring position. The offense finished the game 1-for-9 with RISP and left eight on base. With the offense struggling on a daily basis scoring runs, Thursday's game was basically over after the Cardinals put up a five-spot against Casey Coleman in the second inning. Coleman could not throw strikes again and when he did find the strike zone, the Cardinals offense did not miss. Coleman could not complete five innings of work. Quade pulled him with one out in the fifth after allowing six runs on nine hits with four walks and not a single strikeout. Coleman labored through his outing and pitched f...