Finding pitches to drive hasn’t been the Cubs’ struggle this September. Doing damage with those pitches has been another story.
They’ve feasted in the past on fastball counts or situations with count leverage, but more often that not this season, they’ve been fouling pitches off or missing in those moments.
“I think when your confidence is down, that’s kind of what happens,” manager David Ross said earlier this week. “When things aren’t synced up and you’re struggling, that’s what happens to hittable pitches.”
With fastball-throwing Yu Darvish on the mound Friday night and an offense looking to break out, something had to give, and the Cubs’ lineup showed up and showed out, mashing four homers in a 10-0 win against the White Sox.