{"id":4017,"date":"2026-06-25T04:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:35:15","slug":"swansons-epic-doubleheader-gives-him-best-4-game-series-in-cubs-history-with-game-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4017","title":{"rendered":"Swanson\u2019s epic doubleheader gives him best 4-game series in Cubs history \u2014 with game left"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Thanks to a historic doubleheader performance Wednesday, Dansby Swanson has the best four-game series in Chicago Cubs history \u2014 with a game to spare.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4015\">Mexico beats Czech Republic 3-0 to win all 3 World Cup group-stage matches for 1st time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swanson had a go-ahead RBI triple and four RBIs to cap the monster doubleheader and lead the Cubs to a sweep of the reeling New York Mets with a 10-5 win.<\/p>\n<p>Swanson hit a three-run homer and a grand slam in the Cubs\u2019 10-3 victory in the opener. The 11 RBIs in a doubleheader are a franchise record, breaking the mark of 10 set by Hall of Famer Ron Santo on July 6, 1970.<\/p>\n<p>The only other player in team history with a nine-RBI doubleheader is also a Hall of Famer \u2014 Billy Williams, who did it on Aug. 21, 1968.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dream come true, just being able to have your name next to those guys,\u201d Swanson said. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing and special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 11 RBIs are tied for the third-most in a doubleheader. Nate Colbert had 13 RBIs for the San Diego Padres on Aug. 1, 1972, a mark equaled by the St. Louis Cardinals\u2019 Mark Whiten on Sept. 7, 1993.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDansby had an incredible day of baseball offensively, for sure,\u201d Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swanson also homered Tuesday night and has three homers and 15 RBIs in the first three games of the series, which is slated to conclude Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 15 RBIs are the most ever by a Cubs player in a series of four or fewer games since 1920, when the RBI became an official statistic, and are the most by a Chicago player in a series of any length since Kiki Cuyler, another Hall of Famer, had 15 RBIs in a five-game set in 1932.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4012\">Mauricio Pochettino says rebuilding US team is tougher than he imagined, but he\u2019s making progress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 15 RBIs over the last three games are also the most ever by a shortstop, breaking the mark of 14 RBIs set by Nomar Garciaparra with the Boston Red Sox from May 10-12, 1999. The only other Cubs player with at least 15 RBIs in a three-game span is Sammy Sosa, who had 16 RBIs from Aug. 10-12, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t tell you a game that I\u2019ve had like this,\u201d Swanson said. \u201cIt\u2019s one that you honestly dream about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust very, very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three-game surge snapped a lengthy slump for Swanson, who entered Tuesday hitting .178 with three homers and 14 RBIs in his last 48 games dating back to April 24. Swanson is batting just .202 with a .688 OPS this season \u2014 down considerably from his career marks of .251 and .732, respectively, entering 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou say process, process, process and stick to it, but every player is aware of how they\u2019re producing and helping the team,\u201d Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner said. \u201cHe\u2019s been so consistent and persistent. That doesn\u2019t guarantee results, but man, does it feel good when those come through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet with 11 homers and 46 RBIs through 80 games, Swanson is more than halfway to his fifth 20-homer season and almost halfway to his career-high of 96 RBIs, set during his final season with the Atlanta Braves in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why the game sometimes, like, drives you crazy,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cBecause if you probably look at Dansby\u2019s season right now, it\u2019s kind of a normal season for Dansby. Maybe the batting average is a little bit low, but probably all the other numbers are right around where he\u2019s been the last couple years. It\u2019s just been peaks and valleys for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good times, you\u2019ve got to take advantage of them. And when you have days like that and you\u2019re kind of the primary driver of offense, that\u2019s going to win your team games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4010\">Indiana\u2019s Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark surge to 1-2 in WNBA All-Star fan voting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___ AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Thanks to a historic doubleheader performance Wednesday, Dansby Swanson has the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Swanson\u2019s epic doubleheader gives him best 4-game series in Cubs history \u2014 with game left - 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