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Cubs News: Youth on display as Chicago battles Indians

To get ready for the upcoming games against the Cleveland Indians, we sat down with Katrina Putnam of Wahoo’s on First to talk about Terry Francona‘s club – which draws comparisons to the young Chicago Cubs.

1) Corey Kluber struggled initially – what has been the key behind his turnaround?

In April, Kluber suffered from an acute case of high expectations. Last year, he had a 4.14 ERA with just 35 strikeouts in 37 innings during the first month of the season.

This April, it was 4.24 with 36 punch-outs over 34 innings.