The entire night, it seemed like a game that the Chicago Cubs weren’t supposed to win. Jon Lester had to battle. The offense had no answers. The whole night seemed like it would be good for a “do over”. Yet somehow after a Willson Contreras three-run home run in the top of the ninth, the Cubs had a chance. Unfortunately, it was short-lived as Randal Grichuk singled over the head of Kyle Schwarber with the bases loaded to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win on Opening Night.
The road to success for Jon Lester was also filled with hardships.