For much of the evening, it was the Carlos Martinez show. The hard-throwing right-hander dominated the Chicago Cubs’ lineup top-to-bottom. The only possible exclusion to that rule came in the form of leadoff man Kyle Schwarber.
Jon Lester gutted his way through a start that seemed to expose some unfamiliarity with his new receiver, Willson Contreras. As the two become more familiar, it’s likely we see more fluidity, but the first time out was rocky, at times.
One of the question marks for Joe Maddon‘s club is the relief corps.