The Chicago Cubs’ offense showed a glimpse of its potential as they salvaged the series against the Texas Rangers behind a four-run ninth inning Sunday.
Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ scores during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. ‘s first fist pump of the season Sunday to mark a Chicago Cubs victory was the exclamation point they had been waiting for.The Cubs broke open a tied game with a four-run ninth in their 9-5 win against the Texas Rangers, led by Ian Happ’s bases-loaded walk to give them the lead and Seiya Suzuki following with a two-run single.
“It’s so important these young guys understand just do what you do,” pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said Sunday. “Go as long as you go and then Counsell is going to get you out of there when he’s ready to make a move. That’s just so important, not only for young guys who experience it now, but I think over the course of their careers, it’s so important to trust what you can do really well and go out and execute.
“We kept putting pressure on them from the offensive perspective and we broke through so it’s a good team win where a lot of guys did a lot of good things to get us there,” Counsell said. “Obviously, the pressure we put on offensively today, that’s going to be tough to keep down if we can have innings like that consistently.”
The Cubs need more consistency from their defense, which wasn’t crisp during the Cubs’ three-game series in Texas. For as good as the Cubs were defensively last year, they will need to clean up their play and not give teams extra outs, especially when facing a dangerous lineup like the Rangers’.
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