So one of the things the Cubs really wanted to make sure to do as they entered this three-game series against the Yankees was neutralize Aaron Judge.
That, they did, at least at the plate. Judge went 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts (and a couple of walks and a sacrifice fly). It was in the field that Judge really hurt the Cubs, and I’ll get to that.
Unfortunately, they forgot to stop old friend Cody Bellinger. Bellinger had the first three-homer game of his career (and nearly had a fourth, robbed by Kyle Tucker) and the Yankees destroyed the Cubs 11-0 in the opener of this series.