WATCH: Sweet swing gives Rizzo his 23rd dinger of season |
PHILADELPHIA — For the second time in their contest against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, the Chicago Cubs tallied a home run off Phillies Cy Young candidate Aaron Nola when first baseman Anthony Rizzo snuck a solo blast just over the wall in right-center for his 23rd dinger of the year.
Our second trip through the order is going better than the first. #TeamRizzo pic.twitter.com/5t918tWTxY Making a sweet swing on a changeup thrown over the middle, Rizzo supplied the Cubs with a 2-0 edge over the Phillies in the top half of the fourth on a 398-foot bomb that sported a launch angle of 25 degrees and an exit velocity of 100 miles per hour. Anthony Rizzo (28) off RHP Aaron Nola (18) - 100.5 mph, 25 degrees (398 ft Home Run)
85.2 mph Changeup#Cubs @ #Phillies (T4) pic.twitter.com/qLnChz3TRN