WATCH: Eric Sogard hits first home run with Cubs, gives them lead over Indians

34-year-old Eric Sogard, who joined the Cubs in the offseason, tallied his first homer of the year on Tuesday.

Cole Little · Senior Writer · Tuesday, May 11 2021

CLEVELAND — Going yard for the first time in a Chicago Cubs uniform, veteran middle infielder Eric Sogard put the Cubs up 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. The fifth-inning solo shot for Sogard, who started at shortstop on the evening, snuck just inside the foul pole down the right field line and left the yard.

Indians ace Shane Bieber gave up the go-ahead dinger at Progressive Field, which led off the fifth frame. Carrying 376 feet, the dinger left the bat at 102.3 mph and 29 degrees. Bieber offered a 93.8-mph four-seamer on a full count, and Sogard sent it over the wall in right for his first long ball and sixth RBI of his debut Cubs season.

.@EricSogard's first #Cubs home run!#CubTogether pic.twitter.com/nQLkLhgERL
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 11, 2021

102.3 mph off the bat from @EricSogard! pic.twitter.com/Vv3eYMqSKy
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) May 11, 2021

#Cubs 2 @ #Indians 1 [T5-0o]:

Eric Sogard homers (1): fly ball to RF (solo)

Hit: 376ft, 102.3mph, 29°??

Pitch: 93.8mph Four-Seam Fastball (RHP Shane Bieber, 7)
— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) May 11, 2021