The Cubs played almost all of last week without both their Gold Glove middle infielders, Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner.
Both returned Tuesday night against the Braves and it showed. Swanson and Hoerner both made defensive plays that wouldn’t have been made by their subs, and Hoerner’s 10th-inning single that Gameday said went “one foot” gave the Cubs a 4-3 walkoff win over Atlanta in the first extra-inning game at Wrigley Field this year.
Let’s begin at the beginning. First, there were dire forecasts of severe storms that were to hit the area near Wrigley sometime around 9 or 10 p.