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- Updated: May 6, 2016
CHICAGO — As Ben Zobrist was getting ready to take the field Friday, someone mentioned that the wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field.
“Everybody was like, ‘Yeah, right,'” said Zobrist, who had only seen the wind blow in or a crosswind in the previous 11 games at Wrigley. “I think once we got out there and saw it was actually blowing out a little, I think our lineup was kind of licking its chops. It was a good day to get some fly balls.”
Zobrist did just that, hitting a pair of home runs and driving in four in the Cubs’ 8-6 victory over the Nationals. It was his sixth career multihomer game, and he has homered in three straight games. In his past five games, Zobrist is 7-for-18 with four home runs and 14 RBIs, with eight of those RBIs coming in the past two games against the Nationals.
“I’ve seen this before, and it’s so nice to see this power resurgence,” said Cubs manager Joe Maddon, who has known Zobrist since their days together with the Rays. “He’s getting pitches and not missing them, and it really provides protection for [Anthony Rizzo]. The other team has to think twice, and that’s good.”
As far as the wind currents at Wrigley, Rizzo said he has a love/hate relationship with the stadium because of days when the wind blows in. Friday’s …
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