The Sunday getaway vibes haven’t always been great this year, but the spirits were high following a 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger scores on a double hit by Seiya Suzuki against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Aug. 26, 2023.
The Chicago Cubs’ lefty set up the Cubs to go for the series win Sunday against the Pirates after striking out nine in five innings Saturday to earn his first victory. His performance prompted so many messages that he joked Sunday it would take five-to-seven business days to get back to everyone.
In the last 50 years, seven Cubs have accomplished the feat: Bellinger, Lee, Aramis Ramírez , Sammy Sosa , Henry Rodríguez , Andre Dawson and Dave Kingman .“It should always be counted in baseball,” Bellinger said. “Leadoff hitters don’t get as much opportunity and obviously being on a better team you get more opportunities. But for me it’s a stat that will always be important.
“The thing that stands out to me is hopefully it’s another representation of the organizational health moving forward and how healthy and deep we are and the draft and the scouts and player development, everything paying off for these moments to be in a race, need a starter, need help from below and have somebody that you have confidence going to,” manager David Ross said. “It’s just really a good sign for all areas of our organization that hopefully things are moving in the right direction.
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