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Advanced defensive metrics provide a harsher critique of the Cubs’ defensive performances six weeks into the season. Their minus-6 Defensive Runs Saved rank 25th while they also fall in the bottom third of the league in Ultimate Zone Rating (-3.8, 22nd), Revised Zone Rating (.792, 23rd) and Defense Runs Above Average (-4.8, t-24th). These statistics help build a more complete picture of the Cubs defense, thoughdefensive sabermetrics always come with the caveat regarding sample size.
“He’s a big kid, he’s tall, he’s got good hands, he can make plays, offensive-type player but pretty good instincts for the game, as well,” Bowman said Wednesday. “It’s going to be important for him to be a solid two-way player so we can tap into the skill he has.
Sandberg, 61, whose All-American image and on-field heroics cemented his place in Cubs lore, is arguably one of the greatest second basemen in baseball history. He’s also one of the least likely celebrity endorsers of cannabis, having never tried weed until this year.
Abreu became the 11th player in franchise history to reach 700 RBIs and is one of five Sox players to hit 200-plus home runs and record 700-plus RBIs. That list also includes Frank Thomas (448 home runs, 1,465 RBIs), Paul Konerko (432, 1,383), Harold Baines (221, 981) and Carlton Fisk (214, 762).
Ethan Brockman, 17, from left, Tyler Sulzberger, 17, and Zach Sulzberger, 16, gather supplies before starting another round of clay target shooting at the Downers Grove Sportsmen’s Club in Morris on April 30, 2021 More than 50 other students from several schools, grades 6 through 12, are part of the team based out of Parkview Christian Academy. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Even with Thursday’s win, there’s plenty of work to be done for the Bulls to reach the postseason. They have only one path remaining to make the play-in: win both of their remaining games and hope the Wizards lose out. So while the Bulls’ late-season push is admirable, it still seems almost certain to fall short.
The 45-year-old Rodriguez hit 696 home runs over 22 major league seasons, with the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. His last season on the field was 2016, marking the end of marvelous career that was tainted by performance-enhancing drug use he later admitted to. Rodriguez was suspended for the entire 2014 season for violating MLB policy.
“We had one order of Yerminator T-shirts sell out on the first homestand, and his jerseys go really fast,” Boyer said. “We’ve said a lot of guys’ body identify with Yermín, so those jerseys go. On top of it, he’s got a big, fun personality and just loves playing baseball. It’s good for baseball.”
Anderson led off the first inning with a solo home run off Michael Pineda, the 10th time he’s started the first with a homer and the second time in 2021. Lamb, playing first base while Jose Abreu started at designated hitter, hit a line drive in the third that skipped off the top of the right field fence and over for a homer to make it 2-0.
Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada (10), left, and shortstop Tim Anderson (7) both reach for a pop up by Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) for an out in the eighth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Chicago. Anderson caught the ball. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)