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

4.) Monday, June 17: San Francisco Giants 7 - Chicago Cubs 6

How could a game with an epic rally end in such a bitter defeat? In a game at home against the Giants, the Cubs experienced just that. Trailing 3-2 in the seventh inning, Chicago took a 6-3 lead on a game-tying RBI double by Seiya Suzuki and a go-ahead three-run homer by Ian Happ. Wrigley was rocking. The Giants got a solo home run from Patrick Bailey in the top of the eighth, but the Cubs still held on to a 6-4 lead heading into the top of the ninth.

Hector Neris came on to try to lock it down, quickly retiring the first batter on a groundout to Hoerner. Then, a catcher's interference call on Miguel Amaya let former Cub Jorge Soler reach, followed by a walk to Mike Yastrzemski—two on, one out for Thairo Estrada. The first pitch was whacked into the left field bleachers to give the Giants the lead back leaving the 36,048 fans at Wrigley Field in stunned silence. The Cubs did not put up much of a fight in the bottom of the ninth, going down in order. Cubs Nation did not seem to curse out the team but sat there in utter speechlessness.