He also singled in the second and seventh, and scored in each inning on a hit by Russell.
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The game will be made up on Wednesday with a split doubleheader.
As for Zobrist, he scored eight times while launching four home runs, 15 RBI, and slashing.360/.455/.880 to help the Cubs complete a flawless week and seven-game winning streak since last Monday.
Monday’s scheduled Cubs starter, left-hander Jon Lester (3-1, 1.58 ERA), gets pushed back to Tuesday night’s game.
In case you missed it, Zobrist was announced as a co-National League Player of the Week alongside Bartolo Colon according to MLB’s official twitter handle.
But Addison Russell shared the same appreciation of Zobrist, who often bats ahead of Russell. He struck out seven, but walked four (one intentional), threw three wild pitches and committed a fielding error.
REDS-PIRATES POSTPONED: In Cincinnati, steady rain prompted Cincinnati and Pittsburgh to postpone their game after a 55-minute wait. “That’s what we try to do in the lineup, and guys have been doing a good job of that”.
It also means the team hasn’t completed a sweep, or put together a winning streak of more than two or three games; both trends that will need to happen if the Padres are to dig themselves out of their early season hole.
Zobrist has reached base safely in 18 consecutive games. None other than second baseman, Ben Zobrist.
The Cubs are off to their best start since 1907 thanks, in part, to Zobrist, who signed a free-agent deal in the offseason.
“I feel like it’s a cumulative effect for the whole team”, Zobrist said. “This is where everybody wants to be and there’s probably a lot of players across the league that wish they were here too with what’s going on”. He was twice player of the week while with the AL’s Tampa Bay Rays (2008 and 2011).
Game 2 will feature Padres starter Drew Pomeranz against Jon Jay’s former Cardinals teammate John Lackey.
The Indians fell behind 3-1, but rallied to take a lead that Tomlin and the bullpen preserved. Monday would have been the 56th birthday of Padres’ Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who closed a 20-year career with a.338 average.
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The Cubs own the best record in the majors at 25-6, their best start since the 1907 World Series champions had the same mark through 31 games.
