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Cubs using long ball to power their potent offense in 2020

4 years agoAndy Martinez

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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