When Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler collided in the bottom of the second Thursday night, Cubs fans held their collective breath.
#Cubs Kyle Schwarber suffered a leg injury after this outfield collision with Dexter Fowler. pic.twitter.com/ATqrXQXLXq
— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) April 8, 2016
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Then, as Schwarber lay on the ground writhing in pain, you could hear the tweets writing themselves. Soon enough, Schwarber was trending nationwide on Twitter, with 12,600 tweets (and rising) about the left fielder.