Intentional walks have been part of baseball almost as long as there has been baseball.
Cubs batters have been walked intentionally 4,657 times since the start of 1915, first season for which.
Last Thursday, Seiya Suzuki hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead over the Reds.
Cincinnati scored twice in the ninth and won the game, 4-3.
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Today's game will be the Cubs' 150th season opener in league play.
Their first was on May 8, 1871: a 14-12 victory over the visiting Cleveland Forest Citys at the Union Grounds in their National.