The Cubs exploded their way out of an early hole last night, using a pair of homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong and one each from Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson to bury the Reds. Now they’ve got a chance to win the series and keep the Cardinals at least three games back in the division. They’ll do so behind the undefeated Colin Rea, whose fastball continues to impress.
If we were in 1990, Rea would look like a flamethrower with his 93.7 mph heater. Now, however, he’s nearly a full tick below the average velocity for a righty.