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Feeling ‘like Opening Day,’ Fowler flourishes in return
- Updated: July 23, 2016
MILWAUKEE — When Dexter Fowler checked in with Joe Maddon in his office Friday, the Cubs manager greeted him with, “You go, we go.” That’s the saying Maddon would give Fowler before each at-bat, and he has not used it since the outfielder has been on the disabled list. On Friday, Fowler was activated, Maddon sent him to the plate with his message, and the result was a leadoff home run.
Fowler returned with a bang, going 3-for-4 with a walk and scored two runs in the Cubs’ 5-2 victory over the Brewers. He smacked a 3-1 pitch from the Brewers’ Jimmy Nelson to straightaway center for his 18th career leadoff homer and fourth this season in the first, and hit a two-run double in the second.
“It feels like Opening Day,” said Fowler, who finished a triple shy of the cycle. “It feels good to get back on the field and get back with these guys.”
Sidelined since June 19 with a right …
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