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Miguel Amaya lifted just his front heel off the ground, loading his swing with a shift in his hips rather than leg kick. Then he let everything uncoil to mash a grand slam into the back rows of the left-field bleachers.
In the Cubs’ 10-2 victory against the Tigers on Thursday, Amaya’s second-inning grand slam, the first of his career, set the tone for the rout. And the Cubs (63-65) claimed the series to put a bow on a 4-2 homestand.