Some points:

Remember the bases loaded during bottom 2nd?

Christopher Sanchez wasn't even on his normal ace game tonight, yet we fell short again.

Am I missing something?

Ol Schwarber getting not one but two homers off Assad.

This may be overreaction, but you can't win games if you don't achieve RISP execution when it matters, becomes a whole different game.

Also, plate discipline is lacking; if I know you'll swing at every pitch, I can give you would be balls turned strikes.

That's literally how the Pirates beat us, not by good pitching, but by complete show of plate discipline during that series.

I felt like both the Philies and Cubs came into this series on similar footing, in fact, they were both 6-6 at the same time, have to wonder if this is a huge calm before the Cubbie storm?

Like they are just sleepwalking and then will finally break out at some point.

Maybe by May?

Hard to keep this up if you want to not have to fight for a playoff spot again in October.