We always want to face the best opponents, and a D.C. United with Tai Baribo is certainly a force to be reckoned with. We are preparing and planning accordingly, but we cannot control what we cannot control.
Chicago got things going immediately against Kodai Senga, putting up four in the opening inning. Seiya Suzuki had a bloop RBI single, then Moisés Ballesteros hit an opposite-field three-run homer to make it 4-0.
"The greatest pitchers in baseball have tough days, and that's OK. I think we have to recognize, too, that these guys are human, and sometimes baseball is baseball. It's a tough little go. So I'm not worried about it."