That includes the long ball he smacked out to the bleachers in the Cubs’ 7-3 victory Saturday against the White Sox, his 10th of the season. Swanson was on base four times, adding a single and a couple of walks, and swiped two bases to help set up runs. It was a display of his game in full, one that helps the Cubs in multiple ways.

Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs are off to a torrid start, and the shortstop is getting more good news after his wife announced the couple is expecting its first child.

Miguel Amaya went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored, Swanson finished with two hits and Kyle Tucker had an RBI triple for the Cubs, who extended their franchise record by winning their seventh straight home series opener to begin a season.