Cubs Manager Craig Counsell Under Fire for Latest In-Game Decisions

The Chicago Cubs continue to fall farther behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.

Chicago’s loss Thursday means it entered Friday eight games behind Milwaukee with just 42 games remaining. Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell was under quite the heat Thursday after some questionable decision making in the late stages of Chicago’s 2-1 loss.

Counsell elected to leave left fielder Ian Happ at the plate in the top of the eighth inning with two men on base and nobody out. On the mound for the Blue Jays was left-hander Brendan Little and, to say it kindly, Happ has struggled against lefties this season.

A slash line of .228/.329/.341 would be one of the worst ever for Happ against lefties, and many fans were wanting to see Counsell use the veteran Justin Turner in the spot.

Turner was brought to Chicago to hit left-handed pitching and he’s done it quite well this season when given the opportunity. Turner entered Thursday with a slash line of .299/.341/.481 with all three of his home runs coming against southpaws.

Happ would ultimately strike out and the opinions flying across social media for…