Cubs 8, Guardians 3: The Cubs display home-run power

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesThe Cubs brought quite a number of guys to this game who are expected to be bench players this year, or compete for bench spots.

Several of those players brought their big bats with them. The Cubs won the game 8-3 and one of the big blows was a first-inning grand slam by backup catcher Miguel Amaya.

In fact, let’s start with that:

Miguel Amaya opposite-field grand slam! pic.twitter.com/E6k7wUZrZT

— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) March 13, 2024 Amaya had a nice game, with another hit in addition to the slam. He’s going to be asked to take on a larger catching workload this year, I think, with Yan Gomes likely in his last season and Amaya probably taking…