Maybe, just maybe, there’s hope for this team.
Sixteen games into the 2021 season, the Cubs finally won a game without hitting a home run, 3-1 over the Mets. They had previously been 0-4 this year when not homering and were outscored in those four games 22-5.
This game began in brutally cold conditions, 39 degrees, though with not much wind at all, thankfully. Jake Arrieta and Taijuan Walker matched zeroes for two innings and then the Cubs got on the board in the third without a hit. Eric Sogard led off with a walk and was sacrificed to second by Jake.