Maddon hopes Heyward locates ‘feel’

MILWAUKEE — Now that Jason Heyward ended his homerless stretch with his first blast, could the Cubs outfielder go on a streak? Manager Joe Maddon hopes so.

“It’s all about feel,” Maddon said. “Once you do it, you get that feel in your hands. It also means he’s getting the bat started on time. That’s something that could definitely lead to other good things happening. We’ve been talking to him about it for a while. “

On Tuesday night, Heyward hit his first homer with the Cubs in the ninth inning, in his 131st at-bat, and talked about how he felt his timing was good.

“To draw comparisons, if you remember Paul Molitor when he played, and Molly really had little or no movement prior to the pitch, and [Heyward is] kind of like that,” Maddon said. “There’s a little bit going on, but it’s kind of a static approach, and he’s been very successful with it.

“I think part of [Heyward’s] slow starts are getting his rhythm and timing mechanisms down. You’ve just got to be patient with him. I know watching in [batting practice], everything looks really good. It’s just a matter of getting that thing started on …

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