Cubs' Joe Maddon Believes Javier Baez Will Remind You Of Manny Ramirez -- If He Stops Chasing Breaking Balls
Baez is having his best MLB season, hitting .272 with 18 homers, 54 RBIs and an .810 OPS in 103 games.
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Baez is having his best MLB season, hitting .272 with 18 homers, 54 RBIs and an .810 OPS in 103 games.
"He's working too hard to get his outs early, if that makes any sense," Maddon says.
The Cubs rolled to a 15-5 win against the Reds behind a 17-hit attack.
Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers to cap a five-run fourth inning.
After winning 103 games last season, the Cubs are on pace for 85 this year.
The Cubs have a 77.5 percent chance of winning the division, per Fangraphs.
Jake Arrieta won consecutive starts for the first time since early April, and Javier Baez and Ian Happ hit consecutive home runs.
"I'm only saying stuff that everybody knows who goes there," Harrelson says.
Patrick Corbin twice escaped jams in 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and David Peralta hit an inside-the-park home run.
John Lackey won his fifth straight start, allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings.