Javier Baez homers twice and David Bote drives in 4 runs to pace the Cubs to a 9-3 victory over the Tigers — the 11,000th win in franchise history
After weeks of frustration fueled by strikeouts and line-drive outs, Javier Baez provided the production the Cubs have patiently waited for.
Baez’s three-hit performance Monday night included a two-run home run to highlight a four-run fourth-inning rally and a solo shot in the ninth that enabled the Chicago Cubs to coast to a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
It was the 11,000th victory in franchise history, and it marked only the second time since Aug. 11-12 that the Cubs won consecutive games.
Baez, who was 5-for-41 with 19 strikeouts during the Cubs’ recently concluded 12-game homestand, hit the two-run homer off left-handed reliever Tyler Alexander in the fourth an estimated 425 feet. It was his first home run since Aug. 1 and marked his first multihit game since Aug. 11 in Cleveland.
