The Chicago Cubs will miss the playoffs this season, but infielder Nico Hoerner has made some team history.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Thursday at Wrigley Field. With the win, the Cubs are 78-75 on the season. Though they have a solid chance at finishing over .500, the Cubs will miss the playoffs again this year despite investing in manager Craig Counsell, Cody Bellinger and Shota Imanaga over the offseason.
In the win, infielder Nico Hoerner went 1-for-4 with a single and a stolen base. The stolen base was his 30th of the year, which put him in a rare class in team history.Nico Hoerner: first Cub with consecutive 30-steal seasons since Eric Young Sr. in 2000-01.Nico Hoerner: first Cub with consecutive 30-steal seasons since Eric Young Sr. in 2000-01.Obviously, stolen bases have become easier to come by in the last two years because of rule changes designed to get more action into the game.
The 27-year-old is a former first-round pick of the Cubs who made his debut in 2019. He's hitting .270 this year with five homers and 43 RBI, in addition to the 30 stolen bases. He now has 101 stolen bases for his career. The Cubs and Nationals will play again on Friday afternoon at Wrigley with first pitch coming at 2:20 p.m. ET. Trevor Williams will pitch for Washington while Jameson Taillon goes for theWilliams is 5-0 this year with a 2.22 ERA. The veteran Taillon enters play at 10-8 with a respectable 3.54 ERA.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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