VIDEO: Marcell Ozuna Silences Cubs Fans With 3-Run Homer in 1st Inning off Jon Lester
By Karl Rasmussen
The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has heated up throughout the course of the season, but St. Louis' first inning in Chicago may just escalate things further. With two men on base, Marcell Ozuna came up to the plate with a lone thought in mind: crush the baseball. And that he did, launching a 437-foot moonshot into orbit off of Jon Lester.
1⃣7⃣ home runs for #TheBigBear ? pic.twitter.com/ZwRCfbCQuk
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 9, 2019
It was the 17th round-tripper of the year for Ozuna, and boy it was it a loud one.
Lester wasn't off the hook just yet, however. With 3 earned runs already under his belt, he shifted his focus to Harrison Bader, who came to the plate just two batters later and smacked a solo shot of his own.
The early bombs gave St. Louis a 4-0 lead before the conclusion of the first inning. Naturally, this occurred in Chicago, because after all, St. Louis is boring, right Cubs fans?