CHICAGO – When Johnny Cueto faced the Cubs in the NL Division Series last season, the only run against him came when Javier Baez lofted a home run that rattled in the basket that fronts the left field bleachers.
The Cubs hit a few more jumpers against Cueto on Tuesday night. And they were all long range.
Kyle Schwarber put a 470-foot drive onto Waveland Ave. in the first inning, Jason Heyward went deep four batters later and Anthony Rizzo parked a two-run shot in the fourth as the Giants lost 4-1 at Wrigley Field.
Brandon Crawford doubled in a run against Cubs left-hander Jon Lester, which wasn’t enough to offset the early power display in a game that matched up the two pitchers who would’ve met in a decisive Game 5 if the Giants bullpen hadn’t imploded in Game 4.