Cubs, Matthew Boyd on wrong side of history in 8-4 loss

Cubs ace left-hander Matthew Boyd came into Saturday’s game against St. Louis on a roll. Cardinals left fielder Joshua Báez, making his major-league debut, slammed the brakes on it in – in historic fashion. Báez homered in his first three at-bats in the “bigs,” becoming the first player to ever do so. St. Louis went on to top the Cubs 8-4 and dealt the North Siders only their third loss in their last 12 games. All three of Báez’s drives, as well as Blaze Jordan’s sixth-inning home run, came off…