['gameNumber | 24', 'hitNumber | nine', 'inningsPitched | 3_2/3', 'pitcherName | Jeff_Samardzija', 'pitcherRecord | 5-4', 'runNumber | eight', 'teamName | Cubs', 'winLossRecord | 20', 'winLossType | lost']
Jeff Samardzija (5-4) gave up eight runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings, tying his shortest outing of the season for the Cubs, who have lost 20 of their past 24 games.