Willson Contreras strolled to the plate in the first inning with two men on and promptly launched a three-run blast into the left field stands, just as I was hoping he would do in the ninth inning on Monday. Despite striking out 17 times, the Cubs went on to a fairly comfortable 7-2 victory over the team from the south side.
Contreras, despite playing virtually every game with limited rest, has really settled into the fourth spot in the lineup. It’s been mentioned before, but his positive and excitable attitude just to be able to play the game has to be infectious in some way to some of the other younger players.