The Cubs open the month of August with a new look, and I don’t mean Isaac Paredes. This will be their first game sporting Motorola’s “batwing” logo on the sleeves of their jerseys after reaching a multiyear agreement with the Chicago-based company. Even though a few folks are up in arms about it, all will be forgiven if the Cubs play well moving forward.
That starts tonight with Mike Imanaga II toeing the rubber against the Cardinals for the second time. He dominated them over seven innings back in mid-June and the Cubs have won both of his second-half starts, so there’s plenty of reason to be optimistic tonight.