The Cubs bounce back with a 7-1 win to take yet another series.
Ho hum. Another challenge faced, another challenge defeated. The Nationals are rebuilding. But there are no guarantees on the road. I mean other than maybe the Rockies in Miami. What a strange week it was. The Nationals aren’t one of those teams, though. This team has some talent. Wednesday’s starter MacKenzie Gore might be their most talented player. But he’s not the only one.
The Cubs used early offense to tilt the odds in their favor. Unsurprisingly, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker were in the middle of the first one, a homer by PCA followed a Tucker double, only one batter apart. For the record, I pointed out that I don’t like PCA hitting cleanup against lefties, but I love it against a righty. I actually love the st