SEATTLE — So, you were worried about Kyle Schwarber?
Don’t be, because he seems back on track. Despite two strikeouts — and there are going to be strikeouts for Kyle, because that’s the sort of hitter he is — his monstrous blast into the second deck at T-Mobile Park was the game-winner in a tense 6-5 Cubs victory over the Mariners that certainly was worth the entertainment dollar Tuesday evening.
That not only gave the Cubs the lead, it gave them something else they hadn’t had yet in 2019:
Okay, so that’s checked off the 2019 “things to do” list.