ESPN.com · Apr 21, 2018
Baez-Almora a suddenly dynamic duo Cubs can't break up now
DENVER -- Will Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon ride his hot hands at the top of the lineup? He addressed that issue after a convincing victory -- once again in rain-soaked conditions for his team -- this time at Coors Field.
After five postponements for the Cubs this month due to weather, Maddon wanted to get Friday night's game in simply because the Cubs played so well the day before in beating the Cardinals 8-5. And it might be only two games, but Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez have been the table-setters the Cubs have been missing essentially since Dexter Fowler departed via free agency after the World Series in 2016.