ARLINGTON, Texas — Say this for the Cubs: When it’s time for a 10-game winning streak to end, subtlety is not invited to attend.
The Cubs, the first big-league team in 71 years to have two 10-game winning streaks in the first 40 games of a season since Jackie Robinson’s 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, were soundly beaten 6-0 by the Rangers before a crowd of 35,807 on Saturday night.
The one-sided defeat put a muzzle on the very vocal minority of Cubs fans who staged an effective takeover of Globe Life Field the night before.
“It often felt more like Wrigley except for, you know, the roof and all,’’ wrote Evan Grant in the Dallas Morning News.
The loss Saturday was reminiscent of the 12-4 smackdown the Cubs received from the Dodgers when their first 10-game winning streak ended in L.A. on April 25.
Cubs starter Edward Cabrera gave up five runs in five innings, including leadoff home runs in the second (Josh Jung on an 0-2 count) and fifth (Justin Foscue, the first of his big-league career). Cabrera put himself in favorable position by throwing first-pitch strikes to 17 of the 21 batters he faced, striking out six, but too many times, the putaway pitch was lacking.
“[The Rangers] did a really good job of extending at-bats,’’ Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “So kind of credit to them what they did tonight.’’
The Cubs, meanwhile, had abundant chances against Rangers starter Jack Leiter, but went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position through the first four innings and ultimately 0-for-13, managing just one hit after Dansby Swanson’s two-out double in the fourth.
“They beat us tonight, and that’s the way it goes,’’ Counsell said. ‘‘Tomorrow, you try to come and win a series.’’
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