Chicago baseball teams show how real Sunday Scaries are

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Sunday sucked for Chicago baseball teams. Like, really sucked. 

The putrid began on the North Side, as Jon Lester was tagged for 10 (four earned) runs in the first inning against the Pirates. 

Not ideal. 

According to ESPN, Lester was the fourth pitcher in the last 100 years to allow 10-plus runs and not make it out of the first frame. Four players in a century

The Cubs, of course, didn't come back from the planet-sized crater Lester put them in and eventually fell 14-3. At least he gave the effort, though. 

Out at Coors Field, it seemed as if the White Sox may have had one too many Coors the night before.

Rockies rookie pitcher Kyle Freeland shut down the South Sider's bats. Literally shut them down. For 8 1/3, Freeland did not allow a hit. But as we've learned time and time again, Ricky's boys don't quit. 

Down 10-0, Melky Cabrera singled to spoil the 24-year-old's bid at history. Exciting, until, you know, you realize the Sox still lost by double digits. 

We digress for a quick second to bring you Freeland's mom's amazing reaction to the Melk Man's hit: 

Back to the Sunday Scaries, though. Here are some numbers that may make you blanch:  

24 - The combined number of runs Chicago's teams allowed. 

21 - The combined margin of the losses. 

9.00 - The ERA of Cubs and White Sox pitchers. It would have been a lot worse if six of Lester's runs hadn't been unearned. 

2 - How many outs Jon Lester recorded. 

16 - How many runs both starters allowed. 

18 - The number of career starts it took for Freeland to almost complete a no-hitter. 

At a loss for words? Let the great Chris Kamka summarize with numbers and dates: 

Have a good rest of your Sunday! 

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