Back within the main leagues for the second time after a brief stint with the Chicago Cubs final September, Jared Young is assured he is able to contribute to a group hoping to contend for a division title.
“I’d say it’s a different feeling this time,” Young stated. “There’s a little bit more of a sense to win right now and a sense to help the team the way that I know I can. It feels like the right spot for me and it’s one of those things where I just want to keep going.”
After hitting his first profession residence run in his first main league at-bat of the season Wednesday, Young was again within the beginning lineup Thursday, enjoying first base and batting eighth. He had an RBI triple to drive within the Cubs’ lone run in a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, who accomplished a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field.
Young ripped a triple down the right-field line to drive in Cody Bellinger within the second inning. He additionally struck out, grounded out and reached on one in every of a pair of two-base errors by the Phillies’ outfield.
The Cubs (37-42) couldn’t make the Phillies (43-37) pay for both miscue and wasted alternatives, going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring place.
Christopher Morel and Nick Madrigal had been each unsuccessful in getting a runner in from third on bunts, Madrigal’s coming with two outs within the fourth.
“(Morel), with how good he’s been for us and what a great player he is, I think he’s still learning what’s expected of him,” Cubs supervisor David Ross stated. “He thinks he’s serving to the group, however we would like him swinging the bat in that scenario, clearly.
“Nick just forgot how many outs there were. We have to be better in that way. Those two innings were not our smartest baseball.”
Kyle Hendricks (3-3) allowed three earned runs on six hits — together with a house run by former Cub Kyle Schwarber on the sport’s first pitch — over seven innings, hanging out 4 with out issuing a stroll.
“‘Schwarbs’ got me,” Hendricks stated. “We had a good chuckle after that. That’s my guy. I’ll have to text him.”
Young, in the meantime, stated Wednesday’s third-inning homer, which he hit to right-center discipline off Aaron Nola, took a little bit of the load off his shoulders.
“It was nice,” Young stated earlier than Thursday’s recreation. “It was good to get that one out of the way. I wish I could have come through a little bit better in the second at-bat in a big part of the game, but that’s baseball.”
Young grounded sharply into an inning-ending double play with two runners on within the fourth in his second and remaining at-bat Wednesday.
The residence run, although, was a particular second for Young and his longtime good friend, second baseman Nico Hoerner.
Hoerner stated he was so ecstatic when the ball sailed into the bleachers that he misplaced observe of when he was presupposed to bat.
“(Young) was hitting eighth and I was hitting second,” Hoerner stated. “I’m sort of used to main off so when he hit the homer, I went operating out — partly to present him a excessive 5 and partly to go on-deck. I used to be completely skipping (Mike) Tauchman and ignoring the order.
“Tauchman was like, ‘You’re not on-deck yet.’ I was just so excited and ran out there.”
Young and Hoerner had been roommates once they performed for the Double-A Tennessee Smokies in 2019.
“Nico is one of my best friends, for sure,” Young stated. “It’s really special to play on a big-league field with him. That’s not something you get to do with a lot of people. It’s definitely an honor and I hope to do it for a long time.”
Young, a local of Prince George, Canada, who was drafted by the Cubs out of Old Dominion within the fifteenth spherical of the 2017 MLB Draft, hit .263 (5-for-19) with two doubles, three walks, two runs and a stolen base in six video games with the Cubs final September.
He hit .326 with 13 residence runs and 45 RBIs in 52 video games at Triple-A Iowa this season.
Cubs supervisor David Ross expects to make use of Young at first base and designated hitter in addition to in pinch-hit conditions.
Ross known as first base a “pretty open spot.”
Matt Mervis was despatched again all the way down to Iowa on June 15 after going 15-for-90 on the plate with the Cubs. Cody Bellinger has performed first the final two weeks since coming back from a knee damage however was again in his customary spot in heart discipline Thursday.
“We’re just trying to mix and match (at first), to be honest, and couple good defense with who’s swinging the bat well,” Ross stated. “Nobody’s actually grabbed that factor, offensively or defensively. (Bellinger) has crammed that position properly coming again after Mervis obtained despatched again down.
“(Young) has played a lot over there and has been pretty smooth. We’re going to give him some run. He’s swinging the bat really well.”
While Mervis actually figures to be on the heart of the Cubs’ long-term plans at first base, Ross stated he was excited to see what others similar to Young can do at that spot.
“Certain guys get opportunities and they make the most of them,” Ross stated. “Sometimes you don’t get an opportunity to look again and so they simply sort of run with it. Who is aware of who that man is and when that’s?
“I know we think highly of Matt Mervis and how fast he’s put himself on the map. I also know there are guys up here who can perform if they continue to get the opportunity.”
Bellinger’s transfer again to heart was introduced on, partially, by Seiya Suzuki’s absence from the lineup for a second day on account of a stiff neck, which Ross stated was “a little bit better” Thursday.
Tauchman moved to proper discipline with Suzuki out.
Cubs starter Marcus Stroman, who left Sunday’s recreation in London with a blister on his proper index finger, was anticipated to throw a bullpen session Thursday.
If all goes effectively, Stroman will begin Saturday in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians, with Justin Steele and Jameson Taillon slated for Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Young, in the meantime, is hoping to present the Cubs’ lineup some left-handed thump and proceed to earn extra enjoying time.
Hoerner is blissful to see him get that shot.
“Like so many people in baseball, he has not had a linear path to getting here,” Hoerner stated. “Everyone’s got their own story and his is awesome. I think he’s a guy who can really help this team and have a great career for himself.”
Steve Millar is a contract reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
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