The Cubs beat the Giants 2-0 last night in a game shortened by poor grounds crew work:

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It seems to me the umpire was at fault here:

Wendelstedt allowed the top of the fifth to be completed under a heavy rain, then waited until warmups in the bottom half were complete before calling for the tarp — as the rain increased, with the grounds crew forced to rush through what then turned into a sideways-blowing deluge.

It got so bad for the crew that the tarp roll appeared to get stuck slightly out of position, creating a problem pulling it over the entire infield.

At one point, as the crew struggled to fully unfurl the tarp, the crowd booed and then chanted, ‘‘Pull! Pull! Pull!’’

Umpires should know the weather report, and this storm passed quickly but dumped a lot of rain. Once the tarp gets wet, it becomes extremely heavy and the grounds crew has trouble sliding it. Sometimes, I think umps are too concerned about getting in an official game.