Cubs' John Lackey: Unravels in fifth inning Saturday

Lackey (7-4) gave up seven hits, seven earned runs and three walks over 4.1 innings in Saturday's 9-6 loss to the Marlins. He struck out five.

Analysis:

The veteran righty lost his way in the fifth, giving up an RBI double to Martin Prado and an RBI single to Giancarlo Stanton. The run-scoring hits were preceded by an infield single that he yielded to Ichiro Suzuki and a free pass he issued to Christian Yelich. Lackey was also charged with the runs that came home courtesy of Justin Bour's RBI double and Derek Dietrich's sacrifice fly after he exited, making it his highest earned-run tally of the season. After dropping consecutive decisions, Lackey will try to rebound against the Mets on Thursday.