data-mm-id=”_u3z1u8bs0″>Craig Kimbrel shaved his trademark red beard but it doesn't appear to have helped him. The Chicago Cubs closer had a brutal season in 2019 and, judging by how he started 2020, things have not improved. Kimbrel hit the mound in a save situation Monday night, with the Cubs leading the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning. Chicago led the game 8-1 at one point, but the team's bullpen had gave Cincinnati life over the course of a few innings. Kimbrel threw gas on that fire. The 32-year-old Kimbrel walked Nick Castellanos to open the inning, then allowed him to advance to second on a wild pitch. He induced a groundout from Jesse Winker, which advanced Castellanos to third, then walked Josh VanMeter, who promptly stole second base. Then Kimb…