ESPN.com · Jun 25, 2017
Javier Baez reverses course to power Cubs in right direction
MIAMI -- It was only a day ago Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon was lamenting his team's inability to use the opposite field on a consistent basis. That message must have made it quickly to the clubhouse because his young hitters bucked a bad trend in a decisive sixth inning on Saturday, leading to a 5-3 victory. They did something they don't normally do: They went to the opposite field, culminating in a two-run, tiebreaking double by Javier Baez. He crushed a ball to right.
"I think my power is to right-center," Baez said after the game. "I mean I know it. Sometimes I get out of my plan trying to pull the ball. Once I get in that lane, hopefully I'll stay there."