There isn't a lot of love lost between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. While historically the St. Louis Cardinals have been viewed as the Cubs' archriva

But the Cubs came back to take the lead in the bottom of the second. Nico Hoerner led off with a walk and stole second. Owen Caissie singled him in [VIDEO]. Two outs later, Michael Busch sent a triple down the right-field line, scoring Caissie [VIDEO].

Owen Caissie’s bat powered his rise in the Chicago Cubs system, but the work he put in to become a more complete all-around player shouldn’t be overlooked.

Owen Caissie was the catalyst for the Cubs in Game 1. His day of personal firsts provided moments that were sorely needed for a team that was slumping.

CHICAGO — In May of this season, Chicago Cubs team president Jed Hoyer had a specific request for his minor-league hitting department. He needed it to find a way to help Owen Caissie improve his chase and in-zone swing-and-miss.

Owen Caissie hits a solo home run to left-center field to extend the Cubs' lead to 6-4 in the bottom of the 6th inning

Caissie made his major-league debut Thursday but was out of the Cubs' starting lineup in all three games of their series against the Pirates, only appearing as a pinch hitter in the last game.

Owen Caissie homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-4 win in the opener of a split doubleheader.

Caissie showed why the Cubs valued his offensive profile in their doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday when the 23-year-old Canadian drove in four of their 10 ru

This article was originally published on fansided.com as One swing from Owen Caissie just put Craig Counsell in an impossible spot.