Rafael Ortega loves playing hero lately! Tonight it was a three-run homer in the 7th to tie things up.
The Cubs’ bats had failed to come through all night against the Pirates, but with two on, Ortega went deep:
Rafael Ortega blasts a game-tying 3-run homer! pic.twitter.com/qQCxqiEbTb
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 3, 2021
And Ian Happ loves crushing dingers lately! Tonight it was Happ homering two batters later to make it a five-run inning to give the Cubs the lead:
.@ihapp_1 for the lead!#WeGotSomeRuns pic.twitter.com/0eMyDBL3sV
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 3, 2021
