E pluribus pluribus
That was the Cubs’ motto today, as they rode 12 hits (4 HR) and 8 walks to 14 runs in a rout of the Diamondbacks in the first game of a weekend series at Wrigley. While such an outburst is always an aberration, it was certainly a nice one for a team that hasn’t exactly been tearing the cover off the ball of late. Sure, they scored 6, 5, and 4 in the respective games against the Reds, but that’s after tallying only 16 total in their 6-game West Coast swing.
Former farmhand Zack Godley, traded to Arizona in the Miguel Montero deal, was on the bump for the visitors and got off to a rather ignominious start.