Thats one boring method to stroll off a video game: Walk, single, HBP, HBP. A Cubs win is a Cubs win!
The last 3 #Cubs wins include a walkoff, a no-hitter, and 4 runs scored in the 9th inning!
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) September 16, 2020
Now lets zoom back out and speak about everything else.
When Yu Darvish began the game tonight, he definitely looked dominant, notching two groundouts and a strikeout versus the top of the Indians order and extended the Cubs pitchers hitless streak to 10.0 innings.
He travelled through the 2nd inning, also, dropping absolutely beautiful pitches like this one for strikes:
This is simply NASTY. @PitchingNinja pic.twitter.com/3WvbmA8OaA
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) September 16, 2020
Unfortunately, he faced lots of tough contact afterwards, allowing 3 earned operate on 6 hits over the next 3.0 innings. And that includes this run-saving throw from Jason Heyward out in right:
Jokes aside, although Darvish did quit a heap of tough contact (Im gon na check out that more tomorrow), as well as 9 hits and a walk, he had the ability to go 7.0 strong innings for the 5th time this season, which totally kept the Cubs in the video game. He might have hurt his Cy Young possibilities a bit (his ERA is now exactly 2.00), but he more than did his job (it was his ninth straight quality start if youre keeping score in the house).
At that point, the Cleveland Indians took an insurmountable 3-1 lead over the Chicago Cubs which was the end of the game …
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The Indians blew their 3-1 lead on a series of hits from Ian Happ (double), Kris Bryant (single, RBI), and Anthony Rizzo (double, RBI), which tied the game after five. That Cleveland group just cant hold a 3-1 lead, eh? Like the World Series. In 2016. When they blew a 3-1 series lead. Ya know? Are you all getting it?
Jason Heyward Uncorks an Incredible Throw to Nail Francisco Lindor at the Plate (VIDEO) https://t.co/v33tsNEvKp pic.twitter.com/EMdPfoFaeK
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) September 16, 2020
Offensively, the top of the order had an actually good night: Ian Happ had his very first multi-hit video game given that September 5th, Kris Bryant was on base 3 times (scoring the game-winning run), Anthony Rizzo reached four times, and Willson Contreras reached three times, consisting of a big go-ahead RBI sac fly in the bottom of the 7th and one of those HBPs in the 9th.
Now, the walk off technically goes Cameron Maybin for standing in the right location at the right time, however the game ball definitely MUST go to Javy Baez, who not only reach based on a HBP and homered tonight (on an outright BLAST to center field), he also did this:
That was a HUGE insurance coverage run, taking pressure off Jeremy Jeffress, who blew the conserve tonight (more on him tomorrow, too), and everything weve come to like about Javy Baez.
Cubs win. Cubs win. Goodnight.
Thats one uninteresting way to walk off a game: Walk, single, HBP, HBP. A Cubs win is a Cubs win! The Indians blew their 3-1 lead on a series of hits from Ian Happ (double), Kris Bryant (single, RBI), and Anthony Rizzo (double, RBI), which tied the video game after 5. Cubs win. Cubs win.
Full Box Score.
El Mago Just Scored From First Base … On a Strikeout! https://t.co/dG6RvnpuO3 pic.twitter.com/jgALUu0udn
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) September 16, 2020
