Baseball: Cubs see positives in challenging trip to Tokyo

The Chicago Cubs left Japan in the early hours of Thursday after being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series, but their manager and Game 2 starting pitcher stressed the trip was a valuable experience. The challenging schedule comprised four games, including two exhibitions, over a five-day stretch following a long flight to a completely different time zone. “The games didn’t go the way we wanted to, but I think we had an experience of a lifetime,” manager Craig Counsell told a press conference Wednesday after the much-hyped series in which Dodgers supers…

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