Astros rout Cubs in battle of youth
CHICAGO (MCT) — As the losses pile up for the Cubs in the first year of the rebuild, the new regime is looking at the game differently than the average fan.
Player development obviously is the bottom line, so if some of the Cubs’ kids are improving in small increments, they can feel better about the blueprint, even after a head-shaking loss like the 10-1 pounding the Astros dealt them Tuesday night before a crowd of 33,376 at Wrigley Field.
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