Oct. 13--Summer abruptly left Wrigley Field after Monday night's historic Game 3, with a cold front moving in shortly after the game ended.
Game 4 of the National League Division Series will be played in much cooler conditions, with the winds calming down and blowing towards right, still favoring left-handed hitters.
The atmosphere for Game 3 was everything the Cubs had hoped for, and more.
"The fans have been hungering for something like this for seven years," Jake Arrieta said. "They came out ready to pull for us. There were there every pitch, every out, and it's exciting to have that type of support throughout the playoffs."
The Cubs can clinch the series with a win, something that had never been accomplished before in Wrigley Field history.
"It'd be awesome," Kyle Schwarber said. "I came out early and sat in the stands trying to visualize what it was going to be like and kind of control the emotions and see what the atmosphere is going to be like in my own head.
"The fans surpassed my expectations. We're expecting a louder crowd (for Game 4). It's going to be tough."
The Cubs are in a groove that has never been seen, setting a major league playoff record with six home runs in one game. After Game 3, Dexter Fowler was apprised of the fact that Jorge Soler had reached base in his first nine plate appearances, also a postseason record.
"You just jinxed it," Fowler said with a laugh. "We're aware now, I guess."'
Everyone is chipping in, and everyone's ego is in check.
Starlin Castro said his home run in Game 3 was the highlight of his career, and the Cubs are ready to get the job done today and avoid a return trip to St. Louis.
"We've had a lot of bad moments (in the past few years) and now we've found a way to be a winning team," Castro said. "It's pretty awesome. Keep going."
