Cubs Will Make History With Monday Doubleheader vs. Cardinals
The Cubs are already doing something that hasn't been done before, their first double header that are only 7 innings long for th Cubs.
However, that's no the only thing that will happen for the first time in the cubs hisorty.
In the first game, which will be started by Cubs hurler Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs will serve as the home team and will take their first at-bats in the bottom of the first inning. In the second game, however, things will change, as the team will technically serve as the visitors and will bat to open the top of the first inning.
Per historian Ed Hartig, Game 2 today will mark the first time the Cubs batted first at their home ballpark against the Cardinals since May 18, 1898, at Chicago's West Side Grounds.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 17, 2020
It hasn't happened vs. any team for the franchise since July 16, 1908, against the Giants.
