Terrance Gore was acquired from the Kansas City Royals for one simple reason: his ability to steal bases. The 27-year-old has proved useful to the Cubs in that regard, successfully swiping five bags without being caught once.
Runs have been hard to come by for the Cubs of late. They were blanked in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks last Thursday, and were held to just a single run – a solo homer by Cole Hamels –in the first two games of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Carving out runs becomes that much more paramount in the postseason, where managers tend to go their bullpens early and engage in chess matches with the opposing clubhouse.