Kyle Schwarber didn’t realize a White Sox fan threw something at him until he got back to his spot in left field.
“Tall boy,” Schwarber said. “It wasn’t even drank all the way.”
Welcome to Chicago.
The Cubs enjoyed the party atmosphere late Saturday night inside U.S. Cellular Field’s visiting clubhouse after a 6-3 victory pushed their winning streak to nine games. Positioned for a crosstown sweep on Sunday, the Cubs are 19 games over .500, only 1.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for home-field advantage in the wild-card game.
[MORE: Addison Russell arrives ahead of schedule for red-hot Cubs]
The legend of Schwarber grew during what’s becoming an unbelievable rookie season.