Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has a 24-hour rule on celebrating wins. The same applies to losses, and it was fitting they had a day off after dropping both ends of the doubleheader against the Padres–it gave them 48 hours to move on. The Cubs were able to touch-up Francisco Liriano for three home runs–a three-run shot by Addison Russel, a two-run home run from Kris Bryant and another three-run home run from David Ross.
The “new and improved” Jason Hammel was impressive again as he lowered his ERA to 1.