Things couldn’t have gotten much worse offensively for the Cubs than they did on Opening Day, and on a picture-perfect afternoon Saturday at Wrigley Field, the offense made sure to back Jake Arrieta in a 5-1 win.
The Cubs aren’t usually expected to manufacture runs with the sluggers in their lineup, but manager David Ross wasn’t afraid to push the issue and get aggressive.
Javy Baez is known around MLB as a game-changer, and his skills were on display. After ripping a 109-mph single to lead off the second inning, Baez swiped second and third base before scoring on Jake Marisnick’s single.