The Chicago Cubs had an unbelievable win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, overcoming a 7-0 deficit heading into the bottom of the ninth inning before storming back and winning 14-9. While starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski had a terrible game, the early exit of shortstop Dansby Swanson also left fans a tad bit more reserved despite the comeback victory.

However, Cubs manager David Ross gave everyone a big sigh of relief following the game after fans were only given a brief description of Swanson’s departure. After collecting his fourth base hit of the night in the fifth inning that drove in Nelson Velázquez, Swanson came out to warm up in the infield in the top of the sixth inning, when he suddenly motioned toward the Cubs dugout after making a throw and then left the game.

The team announced that Swanson left because of tightness in his left side and we all had instant thoughts of the Cubs dealing with another oblique injury. As you know, right fielder Seiya Suzuki is coming back from an oblique strain that wiped out his spring training.

Luckily, it appears as though Swanson was only been dealing with a cramping issue after spending much of the day with his wife Mallory, who had surgery on her knee after suffering a devastating injury playing a game with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team recently.

The Cubs play their series finale at 1:20 p.m. against the Mariners before having Thursday off prior to the start of a six-game road trip that begins against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The Cubs will most likely play it smart here with Swanson and should probably give him Wednesday off.

Dansby Swanson Still on Fire

Dansby Swanson had a shot at a five or six-hit game if he would have stayed in Tuesday’s game, exiting after a 4-for-4 night at the plate against the Seattle Mariners. Swanson now has five multi-hit games through the first 10 Cubs games, four of those coming at Wrigley Field. Following his season-high for hits in a game, Swanson is batting an even .400, going 16-for-40, with 10 runs scored out of the second spot in the lineup.

The shortstop remains locked in at the plate and you can tell not only by how Swanson is stinging the ball around the field, but he also has five walks to eight strikeouts in his first 10 games in a Cubs uniform. The 29-year-old has a career 24.2 percent strikeout rate, which is slightly above the league average.

This early hot start is uncharacteristic of Swanson, who has a career slash line of .233/.298/.377, during games in March and April. Last year, Swanson had the best season of his career, but he only posted a .644 OPS in his first 22 games with the Atlanta Braves. It probably looked like he was heading toward another slow start following his terrible spring training, but Swanson is proving that you can’t really tell much about a player from how they look in preseason action.