Cubs shortstop Andrelton Simmons said he felt a little anxious taking the field in the ninth inning of a close game Sunday against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
‘‘As soon as I touched that ball, it’s like, ‘OK, I’m back,’ ’’ he said of the game-ending double play he started. ‘‘Honestly, still to this day, it takes me that first ball. It’s like, ‘OK, I’ve done this before.’ I don’t know why.’’
