Following a brutal series opening loss against the Marlins on Monday night, the Chicago Cubs needed to bounce back in a big way on Tuesday. They had a golden opportunity to take the opener with a one-run lead entering the ninth inning, but Daniel Palencia could not slam the door shut, as the Marlins walked it off with two outs in the frame.
The Cubs took two of three from the Marlins a week ago at home, with them not being able to secure the sweep by dropping the finale, 3-1. Following a tough schedule to begin the campaign, Chicago has been given a nice end to the month of May. When the month concludes, they will have played the White Sox, Marlins (twice), Reds (twice) and Rockies. They currently hold a two-game lead of first place in the NL Central over the Cardinals, with a 29-20 record to show for it.
The bats came alive for the Cubs big time in Tuesday’s 14-1 victory. They accomplished something as a group that they have already done three times this season in their first 49 games at the plate.
The Chicago Cubs collected 21 hits for the third time this season
In Chicago’s 14-1 win over the Marlins on Tuesday, they collected exactly 21 hits as a team for the third time this season. Everyone in the order picked up a knock, and it was quite the response to their disappointing loss against the fish on Monday. The contest was tied at one entering the top of the sixth, where the Cubs exploded for eight runs in the inning. Seiya Suzuki capped of the frame with a two-run homer, his 12th of the season. The fourth-year Cub is now tied with Aaron Judge for the most runs driven in throughout the league with 43.
Chicago added five more runs for good measure in the ninth off Miami infielder, Javier Sanoja. Jameson Taillon looked sharp on the mound yesterday, as he was able to get through seven innings of work while allowing just one run. The veteran right-hander gave up his eighth solo homer in his last three starts, but he settled in just fine on his way to his third win of the season.
Kyle Tucker might have snapped out of his slump on Tuesday
Tucker had been struggling over the past couple of weeks, but had the game he desperately needed on Tuesday. He got the scoring started for Chicago in the first frame with his 11th home run of the season. Tucker finished the game going 3-4 with two runs scored, improving his season average to .268 in the process. He served as the designated hitter on Tuesday after some fans were questioning why he did not come up with the grab in the ninth inning of Monday’s contest that would have given Chicago the victory.
Fans shouldn’t worry about Tucker’s recent skid in the box. Even the game’s best bats will go cold on occasion, and that’s what has happened with him over the past couple of weeks. Luckily, the rest of the lineup around him has been able to make up for his shortcomings and hopefully he will begin to hit his stride again.
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