“Like soldiers on a winter’s night with a vow to defend…” – Bruce Springsteen, No Surrender
Big Ben Brown took a tremendous step forward in the Cubs’ 9-8 win over the Rockies Wednesday night. Brown took over for opener Luke Little, who threw a perfect first inning. The rookie then faced the minimum in three of the next four innings. He took on one more batter in the sixth, allowing a leadoff double to Jacob Stallings, who later scored. He finished the outing with five strikeouts and tossed 37 of his 52 pitches for strikes.