CINCINNATI -- It's the kind of mark no offense wants to set, but nonetheless, after the Chicago Cubs struck out 11 times in a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon, the 2016 World Series winners have now whiffed the most times -- 58 -- of any NL team ever through its first five games.
"Contact," hitting coach Chili Davis said afterwards with a half-smile. "We'd like to see a lot of good contact. There's some guys, you're not just going to turn them into contact type hitters. I don't want them to lose their aggressiveness at the plate.