It's hard to write much of real interest when the team is playing so well, at least this early in the year. The Cubs won the last two games of the Arizona series with relative ease. Arrieta pitched well on Sunday and Hendricks pitched really well on Saturday in the matchup with Greinke.
The Cubs continued their rather inexorable grinding offensive approach, which again put the opposing starters in trouble from the start. I was really pleased to see Soler contribute with a home run and a sacrifice fly. I've always thought that Soler was going to be a star once he gained confidence. I was glad to see he is on the way to overcoming the pressure that is bound to occur with Schwarber being sidelined.
The Cubs home opener is Monday night. Looks like it is going to be a cold one. Lester pitches. Cincinnati has started strong, 5-1 so far, but they are really a pretty mediocre team. They swept the Phillies to open the season, no great achievement there, but they did take two of three from the Pirates, which is kind of a surprise.
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