Solid in field, Heyward turning it around at plate

CHICAGO — After a subpar regular season and postseason that had him out of the Cubs’ starting lineup for the first three games of the World Series, Jason Heyward has shown some flashes of production.

In back-to-back starts in right field, Heyward produced much more competitive at-bats. He collected two hits in Game 4 and another in Game 5. Of the Cubs’ 10 hardest-hit balls this Series as tracked by Statcast™, Heyward owns two of the top four and three of the top 10.

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If the Cubs are going to complete a World Series comeback despite trailing three games to two entering Game 6 on Tuesday night, Heyward can still be a key factor.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25   CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26   CHC 5, CLE 1 Gm 3 Oct. 28   CLE 1, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 29   CLE 7, CHC 2 Gm 5 Oct. 30   CHC 3, CLE 2 Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Indians

“We’re just having fun with it, that’s kind of it,” Heyward said. “It’s a unique situation, it’s a fun situation. We’ve still got games to play.”

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