Well, Swanson found it in the last week. And in a big way.<\/p>\n
Swanson slugged a three-run home run and grand slam in the Cubs\u2019 Game 1 victory<\/a> over the New York Mets, then drove in four more runs on two singles and a triple during their 10-5 win in Game 2<\/a>. The Cubs (43-37) go for the four-game sweep Thursday. The Cubs have scored six or more runs in six consecutive games for the first time since 2000.<\/p>\n Swanson\u2019s 15 RBIs in this series versus the Mets are the most by a Cub in a series of four games or fewer dating to when RBI became an official stat in 1920. He\u2019s tied for the franchise record with Kiki Cuyler, who had 15 RBIs in a five-game series in 1932.<\/p>\n And Swanson still has Thursday\u2019s series finale at Citi Field to add more.<\/p>\n Father\u2019s Day puts baseball in perspective for Chicago Cubs\u2019 first-time dads Dansby Swanson and Javier Assad<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Swanson\u2019s 15 RBIs against the Mets are more than he had recorded since April 21, tallying just 13 RBIs in that 48-game stretch.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a way, I feel like I never really went anywhere, it just wasn\u2019t necessarily showing up in the box score so I think that\u2019s the easy answer for that,\u201d Swanson said Wednesday. \u201cI\u2019m always at my best when I can get to a place of belief and conviction in the things that I\u2019m doing, and so the hitting staff\u2019s done a really good job of creating that environment for me and allowing my natural self to show up and not trying to think about what I need to be doing, so give them all the credit for that.\u201d<\/p>\n Swanson delivered a historic doubleheader and series to this point.<\/p>\n He is the first shortstop in MLB history with 15 RBIs in a three-game span, passing the previous high by Nomar Garciaparra (14) in 1999. Swanson\u2019s 11 RBIs in Wednesday\u2019s doubleheader are the most by a Cub and the most in a major-league doubleheader since St. Louis\u2019 Mark Whiten in 1993 (also 11), according to Elias Sports Bureau.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one that you honestly like dream about, like, you get a double header in the show and it\u2019s like, man, I want to get this, and this was as close as they can get,\u201d Swanson said. \u201cSo, just very, very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n Swanson also became the first Cub to ever tally four or more RBIs in three consecutive games, something a big leaguer hadn\u2019t done since the Baltimore Orioles\u2019 Chris Davis in 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why the game sometimes drives you crazy because if you probably look at Dansby\u2019s season right now, it\u2019s kind of a normal season for Dansby \u2014 maybe the batting average is a little bit low \u2014 but probably all the other numbers are right around where he\u2019s been the last couple years,\u201d manager Craig Counsell said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s just been peaks and valleys a little bit for him. But the good times, you\u2019ve got to take advantage of them, and when you have days like that and you\u2019re kind of the primary driver of offense, that\u2019s going to win your team games.\u201d<\/p>\n Norwegian soccer fans show out for Cubs-Mets A mid-week day game with less than 48 hours\u2019 notice typically doesn\u2019t draw a big crowd, even in the summer.<\/p>\n Monday\u2019s rainout created a Wednesday doubleheader<\/a> that had a soccer-like vibe in center field during Game 1. Two sections were packed with Norwegians in town to watch Norway compete in World Cup pool play in nearby Secaucus, New Jersey. Decked out in Vikings helmets, Norway jerseys and shirts, and even a few with face paint, the Norwegian fans\u2019 chants reverberated in Citi Field.<\/p>\n
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Fans of Norway’s national soccer team perform a ‘Viking Row’ during the sixth inning between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs in game one of a doubleheader at Citi Field on June 24, 2026, in New York City. (Ishika Samant\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n