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Cubs fall to Astros.(Chicago Tribune)
Byline: Paul Sullivan
CHICAGO _ The Chicago Cubs all-or-nothing offense looked like a pretty good bet against Houston on Tuesday with the wind blowing out at 18 m.p.h. and Brandon Duckworth on the hill.
But "nothing" trumped "all" once again in a 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros as the Cubs continued to hit solo home runs and not much else.
They hit three solo shots against Duckworth in the first four innings but wasted two scoring opportunities with the bases loaded and no outs, stranding seven runners on the night.
"It seems like we're overanxious in those situations," manager Dusty Baker said, adding Astros relievers were "paralyzing" Cubs hitters with two-strike fastballs outside the zone.
"In that situation, the pitcher is in trouble," Baker said. "(The batter) is not in trouble. So we have to change our thought process and realize he's the one with the bases loaded, not the batter."
A controversial call by first base umpire Mike Fichter led to a two-run eighth inning that snapped a 3-3 tie and put the Cubs on the chopping block again.
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