McKnight: Almost, But Not Quite, For Cubs Against Brewers

" WRIGLEY FIELD (WSCR) — Cubs short stop Starlin Castro entered Monday’s game against the Brewers having reached base in each of the last 43 games he’d played. Making it 44 could have given the Cubs their first ninth-inning rally of the year.

Castro’s at-bat ended more like Mighty Casey’s than Roy Hobbs’ (in the movie at least) and the Brewers took the opener 7-5.

A called third strike on a breaking ball from Brewers closer John Axford ended Castro’s streak and the Cubs rally. But don’t let that suck the joy out of old Mudville yet.

“We’re not going to give up,” Darwin Barney said after the loss. “We saw some of their best guys and put up good at-bats and gave ourselves a chance.”

Despite a record of 1-3, the Cubs have been in each game. Chris Volstad’s line-5 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K-ended a streak of quality starts from the Cubs pitching staff but Volstad, too, was pointing out the positive he’s seen from the team.

“We’re going to fight,” Volstad said. “We’re right there. I think players are showing that. We not a team that’s ever going to give up "

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