MILWAUKEE — Javy Baez recorded the first-ever three-walk game of his career Thursday night and reached base a career-high five times, but that wasn't what anybody wanted to talk about after the Cubs' 8-0 win.
It was what Javy did ON the bases that mattered, not how he got there.
After 19 straight scoreless innings, the Cubs offense was in need of a boost. Baez delivered first with his bat, then with his legs.
After a two-run single plated Albert Almora Jr. and Addison Russell, Baez advanced to third when Milwaukee second baseman Hernan Perez booted Jon Lester's routine ground ball.