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The Chicago Cubs apparently did not enjoy their recent visit to Cincinnati - for several reasons.
The team was scheduled to play two games in the Queen City. They lost the first game, 1-0 - one of just two Reds wins so far this season - and the second game was postponed by rain.
The Cubs' Ben Zobrist said the grounds crew at GABP nearly ran him over.
And Zobrist's teammate, Anthony Rizzo, told ESPN that a bed at a Cincinnati hotel is among reasons he's on the 10-day disabled list with a sore back.
From ESPN:
"I think the next time I go [to Cincinnati], I'll sleep on the floor," Rizzo said. "I just have to take care of myself better."
Rizzo, 28, began experiencing tightness in the area going back to last Monday in Cincinnati. He played through the pain on Thursday before missing the next three games against Milwaukee.
"It's the nature of the back," Rizzo told Kap & Co. on ESPN 1000 on Wednesday. "... It got to the point where it was almost like, 'We've got to let this calm down.'"
NBC Sports Chicago reporter Tony Andracki reported via Twitter that Rizzo was joking.
But was he joking about sleeping on the floor? He must've had a problem with the bed if he brought it up, right?
The Reds, oddly, are not scheduled to visit Wrigley Field this season until July 6. They play all nine of their home games against the Cubs before facing them on the road for the first time.
The Cubs return to Cincinnati for four games in three days May 18-20.
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