Full speed ahead: Cubs confident they can make big gains on basepaths

PHOENIX — Late in the Chicago Cubs’ 10-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, Nico Hoerner hustled into second base to beat out a throw from third baseman Eugenio Suárez, giving Matt Shaw an infield single. It was one of many impressive baserunning feats for the Cubs, prompting one Phoenix-based reporter to comment on how much speed this Cubs team seemed to have.

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