The Chicago Cubs had a good old-fashioned beatdown on Cincinnati Reds starter Graham Ashcraft this evening. Over the 2.1 innings he pitched, they tagged him for seven runs on seven hits and two walks.Most of the damage came in the second inning when Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom crushed a grand slam. However, it all started in the first inning when Cubs catcher Wilson Contreras managed to take advantage of an error to score a run. That made it 1-0. At the start of the second inning, everything started going wrong for Ashcraft. First, he allowed a leadoff single to P.J Higgins. One pitch later, he allowed another single to David Bote. Christopher Morel then reached base on an infield hit, thus loading the bases.Rafael Ortega came up next. He hit a sacrifice fly and brought in Higgins from third base to make it 2-0. Wilson Contreras then almost ended the inning with a ground ball that the Reds could've turned into a double play. If they had, Ashcraft's night might still be going right now.However, they only managed to get one runner. There were two outs when Ian Happ walked and re-loaded the bases. Patrick Wisdom stepped up the plate next — the worst hitter in the Cubs lineup that Ashcraft could've faced at that moment. Wisdom has hit 14 home runs this season.He crushed a grand slam on the third pitch of this at bat. At that point, Ashcraft's night was as good as over.MLB Twitter reacted immediately. Based on his recent success, Ashcraft was a popular baseball fantasy pickup ahead of today's game. His performance this evening was ruinous for many fantasy managers.Erik@Huskercub25This is the last time I have Graham Ashcraft on my fantasy team. It's been a rough few weeks from a pitching standpointThis is the last time I have Graham Ashcraft on my fantasy team. It's been a rough few weeks from a pitching standpointMLB Twitter reacts to Cincinnati Reds starter Graham Ashcraft's terrible performance against the Chicago CubsCincinnati Reds starter Graham Ashcraft carried a 3.27 earned run average into today's start.Graham Ashcraft's performance today seemed to encapsulate much of the Cincinnati Reds' 2022 season. There's so much talent on the team but so few positive results.Chad Dotson@dotsoncLuis CastilloTyler MahleHunter GreeneGraham AshcraftNick LodoloBest rotation in baseball in two years if the Reds wanted to be serious about that sort of thing.97758Luis CastilloTyler MahleHunter GreeneGraham AshcraftNick LodoloBest rotation in baseball in two years if the Reds wanted to be serious about that sort of thing.The team is in a rebuilding phase. In two or three years, they'll stand a much better chance of contending.Harrison Simpson (Tommy 🅿️ham Stan)@therealLHSVWell, luckily, you can just chalk this up to one of those night. Graham Ashcraft is still a good pitcher, just a rookie. Better he learn in a pointless season than in a tight division race.2Well, luckily, you can just chalk this up to one of those night. Graham Ashcraft is still a good pitcher, just a rookie. Better he learn in a pointless season than in a tight division race.Like Hunter Greene, Ashcraft is a young pitcher. He needs time and patience to develop at the big league level.Graham and a Half@GrahamAndAHalfReminder: Graham Ashcraft and Hunter Greene are young and inexperienced, these things happen.41Reminder: Graham Ashcraft and Hunter Greene are young and inexperienced, these things happen.Ashcraft certainly had an off-day today. He managed just two strikeouts.Mike Huey@WaxpacksWas today’s Graham Ashcraft the same Graham Ashcraft that shut down the Giants? Asking for a sagging offense.1Was today’s Graham Ashcraft the same Graham Ashcraft that shut down the Giants? Asking for a sagging offense.Fantasy managers who started Ashcraft lived out their worst nightmare today.Patrick Kinman@Patchman513I started Graham Ashcraft today in fantasy61I started Graham Ashcraft today in fantasy https://t.co/HF5tJszatbAt the time of writing, the Cincinnati Reds were down 2-9 in the sixth inning.