What You Need to Know: Good Jake Arrieta showed up once again, falling just one out short of tallying an eighth consecutive quality start, but the righty struck out eight and allowed only a run over 5 ⅔ innings. An early solo shot by Ian Happ and a timely Javier Baez single put the Cubs […]
Day: August 24, 2017
The Surprisingly Elite Alex Avila
One member of the Cubs lineup was the best hitter at his position in the entire league in the first half of the season. It wasn’t Kris Bryant, although he was close to the top: Justin Turner, Jose Ramirez and Anthony Rendon have all been very good. It wasn’t Anthony Rizzo, who didn’t even crack […]