Glaring as their poor fielding has been, lack of defense isn'tthe main reason the Cubs have been losing.
"The difference between winning and losing to this point isoffense," manager Jim Riggleman said.
"We have good hitters who just aren't hitting."The Cubs lead the majors in the woeful category of errors,entering Thursday night's game with 25 and committing No. 26 in thefirst inning when Steve Trachsel was ruled to have missed coveringfirst base on Al Martin's ground ball.No. 27 came in the ninth inning and allowed the Pirates to scorethe winning run in a 4-3 game on a throwing error by Rey Sanchez."But the opposition has committed 25 against us," …
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