A series loss and bad managerial decisions Thursday led to several members of Chicago media calling out Cubs manager Craig Counsell for poor decision making.

A back-and-forth series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs was decided by a back-and-forth game at Wrigley Field in Sunday’s rubber match.

Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ (8) is helped off the field by a trainer and manager Craig Counsell (11) after suffering an injury during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers ...

Game 104, July 26: Cubs 6, Sox 1 (61-43) Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective. THREE HEROES:

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .273 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs Cubs: 6-4, .254 batting average, 4.15 ERA, even run differential

Happ said after the Cubs' 9-3 loss that X-rays were negative. He also said he was feeling lightheaded when he left the game. "That’s the biggest concern, that there's nothing fractured," Happ said.

The Cubs head about 90 miles north up I-94 to Milwaukee, where they'll face the Brewers in a three-game showdown this week between teams currently tied atop the NL Central — and with the best ...

Craig Counsell doesn't exactly have the rallying cry that Chicago Cubs fans have been begging to hear with his latest remarks.