Cubs 10, Athletics 2: Sweep!

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesAl Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social

During the Cubs’ 10-2 demolition of the Athletics Wednesday afternoon, I got a text from a friend of mine: “Maybe the Cubs should move to Sacramento.”

Well, of course that’s a silly notion, but the Cubs sure seemed to enjoy hitting in Sutter Health Park, where they smashed eight home runs and outscored the home team 35-9. Seiya Suzuki hit three of the eight homers, including a pair in this win. Fun fact about that run differential from BCB’s JohnW53:

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