You know what today is? It’s Kyle Schwarber‘s birthday!
Happy birthday @kschwarb12.
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) March 5, 2017
Which meant that he didn’t have to play the game today (he played Saturday though). However, Javier Baez took over as the leadoff guy before he has to leave for the World Baseball Classic. Javy ended up going 1-for-4 before leaving the game, his one hit being a loud single and all solid at-bats. Let’s stick with players that I actually care about…
- Jon Lester — Lester made his debut one day after Kyle Hendricks made short work in his two innings.