<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/21/baseball/thompson_moundvisit_patrick_gorski.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/cubs-baseball/story/takeaways-from-cubs-loss-to-royals-18554 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Takeaways from Cubs loss to Royals</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The loss marked the Cubs 12th consecutive loss at home, tying them for their worst stretch in franchise history.</font> <a target=_blank href=/cubs-baseball/story/takeaways-from-cubs-loss-to-royals-18554><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>