Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jul 15, 2018
Cubs 11, Padres 6: The Javier Baez show
All of us know how good a baseball player Javier Baez is, and the greater baseball world is about to find out, with Javy’s upcoming start in the All-Star Game and participation in the Home Run Derby.
Javy was a one-man wrecking crew Saturday night in San DIego, going 2-for-5 with his 19th home run and five RBI as the Cubs finally had a laugher in July after 10 close games this month, an 11-6 win over the Padres.
Oh, and he did all of that while not at 100 percent:
Javy said he wasn't feeling well. Didn't want to sit out because #Cubs were short-handed. Almora was gone because of family matter