After the Chicago Cubs scored two runs in the top of the first and the Colorado Rockies answered with three of their own, we knew it wouldn’t be enough to win this game. It turns out the Cubs went on to score 14 more times, en route to a 16-5 series-opening win on Friday night.
The story of the night? Second baseman Javier Baez, who went 4-for-6 with four RBI. He fell a triple shy of the cycle, but drove his final ball of the night to center hard. Batting below .200 just a few days ago, Baez now carries a .