I think John Lackey went a long way toward winning Cubs fans over on Monday night.
By shutting out his former team in his first game back in front of the Best Fans in Baseball, the grizzled veteran turned Busch Stadium into a grizzly scene. He absolutely eviscerated the Cardinals’ lineup over the course of seven innings, allowing only four hits and walking one while striking out 11. How was he able to find so much success in his return to St. Louis? Simple: confidence and deception.
You’ve got to change things up because they know me very well, and I know them very well,” the burly right-hander confessed.