Chicago Cubs | 2018 Regular Season Highlights

This will be the first pitch of the Major League season. This is the earliest start in the sports history, not including international games, here on March 29th. Yeah, Ian Happ hit seven home runs in spring training, five of them leading out the game. I expect him to take a pretty healthy cut here if he gets a juicy looking first pitch fastball from Urania. Urania to Happ, and a drive to right. Go baby! What were you saying, Jimmy? Yes, sir! Good! Oh my! That's unbelievable! The season has begun! Oh! This place, and it's full of Cubs fans. He's pounding down. Got him on a curve. It's 64. Throw late. And a six. Oh! He walked in. He's feeling it out there. Ten to seven. There's a base hit. These two will score. Zobrist is being sent. We are tied! Oh baby! Javier Baez makes it 10-10. This miserable day just got fun. Three-two coming up. Oh! Four! Cubs lead! Cubs lead 11-10. Now ready. The two-two pitch. There's a drive. Deep right. Cubs! I guess he hit it over Herrera's head. Jason Aylward. Pile on, boys! Four. There's a receive. Two. Off ball. Swing and a miss. Hands off here. And there's a blast. Looking in the shadow. Left. Long run in. Pitch on the way. A deep drive to left. Long run. Half. Over toward the corner. Half. Dive. Makes another sensational catch. And the Cubs win the ballgame. Here comes the pitch by Zamora. Zobrist swings. Ground ball up the middle. By the W. Cubs win. An RBI single by Zobrist. Javier Baez scores. There goes Baez. Throw to the plate. Slago! Here we go. Throw to the plate. Safe. How about that? Missed through to first. Baez took off for a hole. Cubs lead 1-0. Schroeder at first. Makes it 5-0. Highlight package base. Representing the tying run. Now the pitch. Driven to center. Almora. Here's a fly ball. Deep left center field. Back goes Almora. Back toward the fence. Near the track. Almora makes the catch. 3-3 with a single. Daniel drives one in the air. Deep right field. It's got a chance. Goal! Daniel Murphy with a home run to right. Cubs lead 2-1. In front almost 40,000 people. And Murphy brings them to their feet with one swing of the bat. And Cubs win. David. There's a 1-1 and a drive to right. Way back there. And goal! Crowd is quiet. The pitch. Swing and a line drive. Base hit. Cubs win. Base hit to right. Bryant scores. Albert Almora Jr. with a base hit. An RBI. And the Cubs beat the Dodgers by a score of 2-1 in 10 minutes. Pedro Stroh. A swing and a fly ball. Shallow center. Racing in Almora. Going out. Baez. Baez makes the catch. Baez ran about 150 feet. Anthony Rizzo with a launch run. He does. Deep to right. If it's fair, it's long gone. And the Cubs lead by a score of 3-2. Anthony Rizzo with a booming home run. And listen to the Cubs fans here at Miller Park. Right center. Did he get all of it? He got enough. Here we go. Base is full. Baez. Deep to right. A grand slam into the ball pit. Another 3-2. And a drive out of the left center. And that baby will go. Three-run home run. Running. Zolbrist in the air to deep right. Way back. Gone. It's sixth of the year, and the Cubs had some insurance. You can play. Anthony Rizzo drives one in the air down the right field line. It's got a chance. Gone. Rizzo fell down after swinging. He slipped and fell. And he heard the crowd roar, and he saw the ball leave the yard down the right field line. There's a drive out in the deep right. Backline ball out in the center. And it is good. How about off the bench? Out in the deep right center. Al Mora will slide and make the catch on the warning track. We've hinted at it. You calling it? Calling it. He's going deep right here. Just that bat. One run call. Score. 3-0. Graves. Just a second. He's going to try for three. Full side. It's likely to be hit harder. Ground ball back to Hughes. Hamilton chased one. Pitch to Bryant. Ground ball down the line. Fair ball. Bryant will post in the second base. An RBI double for Bryant, and the Cubs tie up the game 3-0. And working on Anthony Rizzo. The count now is full. Hayward is running. A pitch. Rizzo drives one toward left center field. That ball is in there for a base hit. Hayward around third. He scores. RBI double Anthony Rizzo. Ball game tied 4-4. Second base. There he goes. And he's going to make it. The throw gets in the center. And he's going to hit the third. The ball bobbles out there. Baez heading home. The throw to the plate. Baez scores. Baez scores all the way from first. Cubs lead 5-4. Bounce. Here comes a throw to the plate. And Tchaikovsky is out. Throw goes to the plate. David Bodie. Caratini puts the tag on the runner. Spangenberg trying to slide in. And that's the second out of the inning. And a huge out. The biggest out of the day. There's a liner toward right center. Coming in. Almora dives. Makes the catch. Almora with a nice diving catch in shallow right center. Pretty good fastball hitter. Now the 0-1 pitch. Baez butts toward first. Hits on the ground. And Bryant's going to score. Cubs have the lead. Safe at first is Baez. Another 2-2 and a drive out in the deep left center. Off the wall. Here comes Rizzo. Cubs lead 5-4. Baez 1 for 3 with a double. Waiting for the 0-2 pitch. Hayward runs the pitch. Bouncing ball toward the middle. Base hit. Ball game tied. Hayward goes to third. Almora scores the tying run. Hayward's going to try to score. The throw to the plate. Hits off line. Hayward scores. Cubs lead. Fans going crazy. Bases loaded. One away. David Bodie with a chance to drive in the winner. And the 3-2. Bodie takes high. Cubs win. Cubs win the ball game. Bases loaded. Base on balls. And the Cubs beat Cincinnati 6-5 in 10 innings. 89 over his last 12 with four home runs. That is a towering shot. And it's number 30. Number 100 driven in for Javier Baez. 3-0. That was one impressive swing of the bat from Javier Baez. My goodness. To right center. And that ball gets in there. Almora to third. He's going to be sent. Relay throw won't be made. Actually, it will be. But it's way late. David Bodie. Left center. Almora on the move. He dies. Good contact again. And a sliding diving catch for Almora. Three times. Baez with a hit. The throw is. The 2-1 pitch on the way. Rizzo drives one in the air. Right center field. Back goes Janich. Back near the fence. That ball is gone. Two-run homer Anthony Rizzo. Cubs lead 3-2. Listen to these Cubs fans at Middle Park. That feels kind of heroic. First one since September 1st for Ian Happ. Boy, it comes at a great time. Hayward with a man on. Rags one out of the right. On the wall. He's been hitting the ball in the air a lot more this year than in the past. A lot of swings and misses. That's extra, boys. That's a grand slam. That's a go-ahead grand slam. They're looking for. It was a double single bone pile. Walk. Sacrifice. Ground ball. Game winning base hit out more on a high fastball.