I mean of course the Cubs immediately went down 1-0 to the Brewers in the first inning with Hamels giving up a homerun to the VERY FIRST BATTER. I just don't even know what to say at this point. Hamels jersey number is 35. Will the Cubs only get 35 wins this season?
Amazingly, the Brewers pitching staff is as bad as the Cubs this day and Hayward hits a homer making it 2-1. I don't tend to do play-by-plays on this game summary but I find it interesting this is the first lead I can remember the Cubs having in weeks (note, the season is only one week old).
The game settles in to a back and forth with the Brewers hitting Hamels hard but with no break of the 2-2 deadlock. All of a sudden, the Cubs kept hitting and the pitching kept the Brewers at bay with Baez hitting a homer putting the Cubs up 5-2 and at the end of the 6th inning it was 7-2.
The callups from AAA were appropriately terrible but with Heyward leading the way with 2 HRs and 2 SBs (first time since 1906!) the Cubs put their foot on the pedal and won going away.
It wasn't perfect but after that last 6 game stretch, I will take it.
Watched Cubs Games: 2.5
Listened To Cubs Games: 5.5
Gave Up Bleed Cubbie Blue: 0
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