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It was chilly with wind blowing in enough that even the mere three batted balls that exceeded 300 feet in air all Friday afternoon were prematurely knocked down to the warning track. Diamondbacks ace and All-Star Zac Gallen was on the mound, and Seiya Suzuki’s fifth-inning infield single was the first hit for either side.
Sometimes a game feels destined to swing on something small.
“Game of inches,” Cubs manager David Ross said.