Javier Assad took the ball to take a stab at opening game of a three-game set, wearing the baby blues. He was opposed by Nationals\u2019 hurler Jake Irvin, whose stats don\u2019t blow anyone away.<\/p>\n
Kyle Tucker still has a calf and will work out this morning to determine what direction to steer him in. PCA is back in, batting cleanup. He drove in Ian Happ, who had walked, with the game\u2019s first run [VIDEO]. Seiya Suzuki scored from first on a Nico Hoerner floater to left [VIDEO]. Dansby Swanson had deep thoughts (22) [VIDEO]. The Cubs sent nine men to the plate for a relatively comfortable cushion, given that a gale was blowing out to right [VIDEO].<\/p>\n
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Reese McGuire<\/em> also took advantage of the conditions to hit a big fly (8) [VIDEO], while Sammy Sosa<\/em> was talking to Wayne Randazzo and Dontrelle Willis. Seems fateful<\/em>.<\/p>\n View Link<\/p>\n Sammy and Derrek Lee are of course being honored this weekend, and Happy Birthday to D-Lee, who turns 50 today. The Cubs Hall of Fame has two new members.<\/p>\n The lead shrank, inevitably on such a day [VIDEO]. But Willi Castro got those runs back [VIDEO]. It didn\u2019t stop there. Nico Hoerner swatted a homer, his first of the year at Wrigley (6) [VIDEO]. Ian Happ got in on the fun (20) [VIDEO].<\/p>\n Porter Hodge wielded his scalpel and it was over. Nigel is down with the score. We only want what\u2019s best for him.<\/p>\n *means\u00a0autoplay on<\/em>, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).\u00a0{$}<\/strong>\u00a0means paywall. {$} means limited views.\u00a0Italics\u00a0<\/em>are often used on this page as\u00a0sarcasm font.\u00a0<\/em>The powers that be have enabled\u00a0real sarcasm font<\/em>\u00a0in the comments.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Food for thought:<\/strong><\/p>\n Please be reminded that\u00a0Cub Tracks\u00a0and\u00a0Bleed Cubbie Blue\u00a0do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. We will not wittingly publish A. I. \u2013 driven articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win behind Javier Assad and four home runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":89052,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1856,698,139,992,3523,200,3512,960,2613,317,227,2173,2041,993,592,2517],"class_list":["post-89051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-cade-horton","tag-caleb-thielbar","tag-cubs","tag-dansby-swanson","tag-derrek-lee","tag-ian-happ","tag-jake-irvin","tag-jameson-taillon","tag-javier-assad","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-nico-hoerner","tag-porter-hodge","tag-reese-mcguire","tag-sammy-sosa","tag-seiya-suzuki","tag-willi-castro"],"yoast_head":"\n\n