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The Rundown: Castellanos & Rizzo Spark Cubs, Hamels Has Decent Outing, Everyone Enjoying Nick at Night

Wrigleyville denizens and Cubs fans across the globe are most certainly enjoying Chicago’s reboot of Nick at Night. Nicholas Castellanos was yesterday evening’s spark as the Cubbies extended their win streak to three games.

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 21, 2019

Big Stick Nick hit his seventh homer in 18 games since being acquired in a July 31 trade with the Tigers. He’s seeing some fat pitches hitting ahead of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, and Castellanos usually doesn’t miss anything in the strike zone.