Anthony Rizzo wrapped up what was an excellent ‘first half’ of the season with back-to-back four hit games. Rizzo was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a triple, coming within inches of hitting for a cycle on Saturday. And Sunday, Rizzo had hits in each of his first four plate appearances. Rizzo went 4-for-5 with two doubles.
Rizzo went to the break batting .400/.478/.700 with a 1.178 OPS. Rizzo was 16-for-40 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs. And that 10-game stretch followed 25 games in June in which he batted .378/.467/.744 with nine doubles and eight home runs for a 1.