After tearing it up at Iowa, Madrigal rejoins Cubs in San Francisco, bats leadoff, as Cubs finally show offense, help Stroman. McGrawDHSports
After getting swept in Anaheim, the Cubs could have made Death Valley their next stop, considering how lifeless the offense has been.
During 11 games with Iowa, Madrigal hit a jaw-dropping .488. He went 20-for-41 at the plate with 10 extra base hits. "It's just coming off the bench is pretty hard to do, and pinch-hitting, it's one of the toughest things to do," Madrigal told the Des Moines Register this week."I felt like from the first game I got here, my swing felt really good, and I've just tried to show that I'm ready to play."
Miguel Amaya has been the best-performing Cubs DH this season at .444 and all of his DH at-bats have happened on this road trip. Patrick Wisdom is second on the list with a .313 average, so the Cubs could also rotate Wisdom and Madrigal between DH and third base. Madrigal stepped into the leadoff spot Friday, with Palatine native Mike Tauchman batting second. Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ hit third and fourth, while Dansby Swanson moved down to fifth. Happ was the DH and Christopher Morel played left field.
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