Barnhart brings surprise to Stroman's latest victory; Cubs have won nine of 11. McGrawDHSports Cubs
One of the things that may be keeping Tucker Barnhart on the Cubs roster is his connection with Marcus Stroman.
Stroman has an NL best 2.28 ERA, which is even lower when Barnhart is his catcher. Stroman went 7 innings, giving up 5 hits, with 5 strikeouts. This was Barnhart's first home run since Sept. 3 of last season when he played for Detroit. Mike Tauchman hit his second home run in three days, while Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner both hit triples.
Ross called Stroman the Cubs' MVP. He's at the very least a strong Cy Young candidate with a chance to start for the National League in the All-Star Game. Stroman threw the sinker on 50% of his 98 pitches Tuesday, while using a variety of secondary pitches. He got into some trouble in the seventh inning after a double and a walk, while the Cubs' lead was just 2-0. But he struck out pinch-hitter Cal Mitchell to end the inning.
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