Cubs Head Home After Tough Road Trip

Joe Maddon
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon talks with media members before a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Joe Maddon
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon talks with media members before a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Cubs Head Home After Tough Road Trip

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If Kris Bryant’s throw was a few inches to the left. If Jose Quintana’s pitch to Cody Bellinger was an inch more inside. If Javy Baez’s line drive dipped a few inches earlier.

Those moments, and those few inches, made the difference in Los Angeles Sunday as the Dodgers beat the Cubs three out of four games in LaLa Land.

Morning Shift checks in on the action. 

GUEST: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor