Watch: WillCo and War Bear Go Back-to-Back to Open Second Half
Well, that was quick.
Orioles starter Kevin Gausman has been less than good this season and the Cubs jumped all over him early. After a leadoff double from Ben Zobrist and a single from Anthony Rizzo, Willson Contreras stepped in and crushed a 2-0 splitter to deeeeeep left-center.
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— Cubs Talk (@CSNCubs) July 15, 2017
Kyle Schwarber then dug in and absolutely crushed the very next pitch into almost the same place. I really, really like Schwarber being aggressive and jumping on strikes early in the count like this. Man, if he can put it together…
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— Cubs Talk (@CSNCubs) July 15, 2017
Looks like Gausman’s trade price just came down a few notches.