
Column: Double Duty Classic players get a history lesson while living out their dreams ] When you can’t play, the emphasis is a little more on looking around and thinking things like, ‘What can we do better?’ ” “You get so in it and you’re focused on the game and being able to win. “You can take a little bit of a step back and it’s easier to see things,” Swanson said. Swanson did his best to give guys pointers as he was able to watch the game from a different perspective. We’ve had a lot of good conversations since he went down.” It’s been fun watching him interact in the dugout and the clubhouse. “He’s tried to be manager, hitting coach, infield coach,” Ross said. Ross said Swanson spent a lot of his time on the bench trying to help teammates. He’s worked really hard and been itching to get back.” Having him in the lineup with his leadership on the field and defensively, his hardware speaks for itself. “Dansby’s really important to our success,” manager David Ross said. Velázquez definitely deserves some more playing time after his eye-popping performance in this game.Ĭhicago tries to complete the sweep Wednesday at 1:20pm CT as Marcus Stroman takes the hill against Logan Gilbert with tge broadcast on Marquee and 670 The Score.Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson heads to first after he was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning against the Cardinals on Saturday at Wrigley Field. It’s unclear if this was a fluke or something they can do consistently. The Cubs proved Tuesday that they are able to mount a rally if they get behind early.


and Julian Merryweather all pitched well out of the bullpen.

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The right fielder jumped all over a 3-1 fastball and crushed a go-ahead grand slam to provide a huge highlight in a game full of them. Three singles and a walk scored another and loaded the bases with one out for the recently promoted Nelson Velázquez. The first big blow came when Trey Mancini hit his first Cubs home run to cut the deficit to 7-3. Just after Jed Hoyer said on Marquee that his team wasn’t built to blast out of big deficits with power, the wheels came off for Seattle starter Chris Flexen. The home team roared back to life, but the rally started with a rather innocuous Yan Gomes RBI infield single in the bottom of the 2nd. Things got even worse in the 2nd when the M’s batted around and knocked Wesneski out of the game, burying the Cubs in a 7-0 hole. Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer off of him in the top of the 1st inning to put Seattle ahead. Hayden Wesneski had absolutely no control and paid for it big time against Seattle’s difficult lineup.

After falling behind big, Chicago made a historic comeback thanks to a new addition to the lineup. The Cubs and Mariners battled at a warm and windy Wrigley Field on Tuesday night in a game that many thought was over early.
