MLB Hoosiers (July 28): Schwarber Flashes Leather As Cubs Beat Reds
Kyle Schwarber was 1-for-3 Tuesday night, with an RBI single and a walk in the Chicago Cubs' 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, but the highlight of his night was a brilliant catch out in left field.
Schwarber is often criticized for his defensive play for the Cubs, and many thought he would be in the designated hitter role more for this year, with Major League Baseball going to a universal DH in this shortened season. Somewhat surprisingly, Schwarber has started four of the first five games in the outfield, and he's done well.
He also seems to be doing better at the plate when he's out there. Here's our Schwarber OF/DH tracker:
- Outfield (4 games): 4-for-12 (.333 average), double, home run, 3 RBIs.
- DH (1 game): 0-for-5 (.000 average)
Schwarber is one of four former Indiana players playing in the big leagues. His Cubs teammate, backup catcher Josh Phegley, did not play Tuesday night.
The Cubs are 4-1 and have the best record in the National League along with the San Diego Padres. They had an odd stat Tuesday night against the Reds, scoring a run in seven straight innings, something they've done only twice in the past 30 years. They also have scored first in all five games, the longest such streak for them since 1945, when they led early in their first nine game.
Out west, former Hoosier Alex Dickerson was back in the starting lineup for the San Francisco Giants. He went 0-for-2, and was pinch-hit for later in the game. He's hitting .200 right now (2-for-10), getting two hits in their season-opener, but none since. Giants relief pitcher Caleb Baragar, who won his major-league debut last week, did not pitch.
Tuesday's Results
- Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3, Game 1
- Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3, Game 2
- Toronto 5, Washington 1
- Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 5
- Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 2
- Pittsburg 8, Milwaukee 6
- Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
- New York Mets 8, Boston 3
- Minnesota 6, St. Louis 3
- Arizona 4, Texas 1
- Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston 2
- Los Angeles Angels 10, Seattle 2 ,
- Colorado 8, Oakland 3
- San Diego 5, San Francisco 3
- Baltimore at Miami, ppd.
- New York Yankees at Philadelphia, ppd.
Wednesday's Games
- Colorado at Oakland, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Arizona at Texas, 4:05 p.m.
- Washington at Toronto, 6:05 p.m.
- Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.
- Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.
- Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston, 7 p.m.
- Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
- Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
- Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
- Boston at New York Mets, 7:10 p.m.
- New York Yankees at Baltimore, 7:10 p.m.
- St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
- San Diego at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.
- Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 10 p.m.
Related baseball stories
- HOOSIERS IN THE PROS: There are four former Indiana players on major-league rosters on Opening Day, and three others have been assigning to alternate locations, hoping for a chance to get called up. CLICK HERE
- JULY 27 ROUNDUP: Schwarber struggles in first game as DH. CLICK HERE
- JULY 26 ROUNDUP: Schwarber continues hot streak for Cubs CLICK HERE
- JULY 25 ROUNDUP: Baragar gets first big-league win for Giants CLICK HERE
- JULY 24 ROUNDUP: Schwarber singles in first at-bat of season. CLICK HERE
- JULY 23 ROUNDUP: Dickerson has two singles for Giants. CLICK HERE