It was a beautiful day at Wrigley Field despite the Lake reminding fans that it is, in fact, mid-April. However, the Chicago Cubs gave their faithful crowd a reason to cheer, scoring a whopping six runs in the first two innings of play.
In addition to their early offensive showcase, southpaw Jon Lester (2-0, 3.10 ERA) bounced back nicely after a shaky opening half. Jon not only flirted with a little history of his own by taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning but he held onto his comfortable five-run lead.
This Chicago rotation has had a problem with opposing hitters early on in games, resulting in the bullpen having to clean up a mess.