The Chicago Cubs are riding high after a 5-1 West Coast road trip, and it was capped off with an emphatic series sweep over the Oakland Athletics. Here are our three observations from the three-game sweep.
Nico Hoerner, now among the league leaders with nine stolen bases through 17 games, went 6-for-15 in the series, raising his batting average to .347 and his on-base percentage to nearly .400 in the sweep of the A’s.
Finally, Cody Bellinger played a key role in Monday’s victory as he collected his first career five-hit game. Wesneski struggled with his location early, but ultimately gave up one earned run in seven innings of work, with seven strikeouts and no walks as he earned the victory. They also got a big assist from the team’s bullpen, which contributed eight innings of scoreless relief. Combined, the group registered eight strikeouts and just four walks in those innings, with Mark Leiter Jr. picking up the win Tuesday as he used his now-dominant splitter to record two more strikeouts.The Cubs have shown serious resilience in the early part of this season, and they have been able to find ways to win tightly-contested games.
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