Ranking the 5 most painful games blown late by the 2024 Cubs

One of the main themes of the 2024 Cubs was blown games. Every team will blow games late in a season, but it happened far too many times for a squad that was aiming to play beyond 162. Here is a top five list of the most painful games the team coughed up this year and let me say, it was not easy to pick a top five and it's certainly up for debate.

5.) Saturday, April 20: Miami Marlins 3 - Chicago Cubs 2

A painful loss to the Marlins at Wrigley Field? Never seen that before, right?...It was a cold Saturday afternoon and the Cubs had a doubleheader against The Fish. The lowly Marlins were a team the Cubs should have handled, but sadly the Cubs would see this one slip away. Carrying a 2-1 lead into the top of the ninth, Adbert Alzolay came on to try to lock it down. After getting the first out, he surrendered a hit then a go-ahead two run homer to Bryan De La Cruz. Fans booed as De La Cruz pumped his fist around the bases. It was another blown save for a struggling Alzolay.

To make things more frustrating, the Cubs led off the bottom of the ninth with back-to-back singles by Mike Tauchman and Nick Madrigal. After Miguel Amaya laid down a successful sac-bunt, they had two chances to tie or win the game but Alexander Canario struck out and Nico Hoerner grounded out.