If wind is blowing out at Wrigley, Cubs feel they’ll have a blast

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CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist will learn, just like Kris Bryant is starting to. Anthony Rizzo, for example, already knows better. He’s been around a while. The first thing a Cubs player should do when he wakes up in the morning is check which way the wind is blowing.

“Every day I look out my window,” Rizzo said after the Cubs bashed their way to an 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday. “I see which way the flags are blowing from my place and I know which way it’s going.”

What Rizzo saw on Friday was a stiff wind blowing out to center field — though he was still surprised by the warm temperatures that accompanied the wind. That combination can prove deadly at Wrigley Field and has sent many a home team pitcher to an early shower. But now the Cubs have a team that can take advantage of good hitting conditions that their home stadium provides, and it was starter Max Scherzer of the Nationals who may have left the mound talking to himself.

Ben Zobrist has found his power-hitting groove, blasting four homers in the Cubs’ past three games. “He’s getting pitches and he’s not missing,” manager Joe Maddon said. AP Photo/David Banks

“It’s exciting to play here with the wind blowing out today,” Zobrist said. “It’s great. The crowd is electric, and any time you start feeling good at the plate it makes the game a lot more fun.”

Zobrist is feeling really good at …

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