Cubs using long ball to power their potent offense in 2020
The Cubs have been digging the long ball.
Through 13 games, the Cubs have clubbed 19 team home runs, tied for 8th most in Major League Baseball. They’ve been led by Anthony Rizzo, Javy Báez and the resurgent Ian Happ, who have clubbed a team-high 3 home runs each.
The Cubs have homered in 10 of their 13 games and have had multi-homer games five times.
The heart of the order has had success, too. The 3-through-6 hitters have clubbed 8 home runs. Four of the home runs have been on the first pitch of a plate appearance.
They’ve also shown the ability to hit homers under pressure. They have 5 home runs on a 1-2 count and 8 home runs with two outs in the inning. The Cubs have hit the bulk of their homers – 11 – in the 7th-through-9th innings.
Here’s all 19 home runs the Cubs have hit this season:
Date | Hitter | Opposing Pitcher | Distance (in feet) |
7/24 | Ian Happ | Brandon Woodruff | 422 |
7/24 | Anthony Rizzo | J.P. Feyereisen | 386 |
7/25 | Kyle Schwarber | Brent Suter | 424 |
7/26 | Willson Contreras | Bobby Wahl | 451 |
7/26 | Ian Happ | Justin Grimm | 374 |
7/26 | Anthony Rizzo | Justin Grimm | 385 |
7/27 | Anthony Rizzo | Tejay Antone | 364 |
7/28 | Javy Báez | Amir Garrett | 371 |
7/28 | David Bote | Nate Jones | 400 |
7/28 | Javy Báez | Michael Lorenzen | 420 |
7/29 | David Bote | Cody Reed | 418 |
7/31 | Jason Kipnis | Trevor Williams | 418 |
8/1 | Javy Báez | Mitch Keller | 448 |
8/1 | Ian Happ | Mitch Keller | 405 |
8/1 | Kyle Schwarber | Michael Feliz | 375 |
8/3 | Kris Bryant | Ian Kennedy | 385 |
8/4 | Jason Heyward | Brady Singer | 412 |
8/4 | Jason Kipnis | Brady Singer | 423 |
8/4 | Willson Contreras | Trevor Rosenthal | 422 |
Average |
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| 405.4 |