When this Herculean figure performed the Ruthian feat of hitting five homers in his final 11 at-bats, McGwire reached the mind-blowing total of 70. "I can't believe I did it," he told reporters.

He came into the game 5 for 15 with a double. McGuire bats lefthanded and Wong righthanded, but Cora doesn’t see it as a strict platoon. “He’s swinging the bat well. That’s the bottom line ...

McGuire, 30 years old ... appearing in 355 games and having 1,038 at-bats. He has a batting line of .252/.300/.364 during that time, translating to a wRC+ of 80. The Cubs currently have only ...