An hour and fifteen minute rain delay, combined with a four hour and 7 minute video game, indicates that was an extremely, long night for the Cubs and Reds. It produced the kind of video game you particularly hate to lose, and likewise the kind of video game that lifts your spirits if you come out on top.
The good news is, that latter group was the Cubs, who broke through versus Sonny Gray in the 4th inning, added some produced runs from there (when was the last time the Cubs scored 8+ without a crowning achievement?), and got fantastic bullpen work (with one exception) to hold onto the win.
It does not seem like a big resurgence win, but as a matter of reality, when you go down 3-0 in the very first few innings, thats in fact a rather substantial hole in a context neutral scenario. At the low point in the top of the 4th, the Cubs had just a 15.8% chance of coming back to win:
( via FanGraphs) Considering some other peripheral context, and Im thinking this was one of the Cubs finest wins of the year: (1) Sonny Gray dominated them last time out; (2) Adbert Alzolay was filling in as a starter and did not perform all that well; (3) the Cubs simply lost a Yu Darvish start; (4) this offered the Cubs a series win; and (5) the offense produced without a crowning achievement.
Delight in the rain-soaked highlights if you desire to relive, or if you zonked out of the nearly five and half hour affair:
