MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler said he left Sunday's game as a precaution because of tightness on his left side, and it had nothing to do with the bees that invaded Sloan Park.
Fowler said Monday that he felt some tightness in his side, which was from crashing into an outfield wall, before the game. He led off the Cubs first with a home run, then was lifted defensively in the second inning. Jason Heyward moved from right to center, and the bees invaded around the third inning.
"My side was tight before that -- before I even started the game," Fowler said.