Cade Horton Keeps Impressing, Matching Cy Young Candidate Paul Skenes in Cubs’ Loss to Pirates

Cade Horton keeps impressing, matching Cy Young candidate Paul Skenes in Cubs’ loss to Pirates

A week ago, it was Ben Brown stepping up against the best pitcher in the American League.On Friday, another young Cubs starter got to test his mettle against the best pitcher in the National League.The Cubs have seen plenty of Pirates ace Paul Skenes to know he’s a tough nut to crack. In fact, the Cy Young candidate has faced the Cubs more than any other team in his career.But in a performance reminiscent of Brown’s seven innings of two-run ball…

Cade Horton goes toe-to-toe with Paul Skenes, offense comes up short

A fielding error often happens because a player is thinking too far ahead, like failing to secure a ground ball because he’s thinking about the throw. Step one has to happen before step two. A baseball team can falter in a season for a similar reason. Start watching the standings too closely or thinking about playoff hopes too soon, and bad things will often happen. It’s hard to resist doing that, however, especially when the Cubs are doing as w…