Patrick Wisdom saved the Chicago Cubs from an embarrassing loss to the Chicago White Sox.
for the first three innings, Cubs ace Shota Imanaga endured a disastrous fourth inning where he surrendered five runs, only one of which was earned thanks to a They finally scratched out a run against Chris Flexen in the bottom of the fifth, but things were not looking good with a 5-1 deficit heading into the bottom of the sixth.
Their performance reflected the gloomy weather, which had already caused a rain delay earlier in the evening.With two outs in the frame, the Cubs rallied. Cody Bellinger was hit by a pitch, Morel took Justin Anderson deep, and Ian Happ greeted Anderson's replacement, Tanner Banks, with a single. That brought up Michael Busch's spot in the order, but Craig Counsell sent up Patrick Wisdom to hit for him. The move proved to be a masterstroke, as Wisdom launched a pinch-hit, game-tying home run to center, electrifying the crowd at Wrigley Field with his third homer of the season. The White Sox regained the lead on Luis Robert Jr.'s solo shot in the top of the seventh, but once again the resilient Cubs fought back. Happ delivered the knockout punch with his third and final hit of the game -- a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth. Hector Neris held on for the save in the top of the ninth, giving the Cubs a much-needed 7-6 victory.on Tuesday) into second place in the NL Central. Their seven runs were tied for their most since May 11, helping them avoid what would have been their 15th loss in their last 20 games. The White Sox have the worst record in baseball at 15-46, so losing to them would have been incredibly demoralizing, especially with their ace on the mound at home after an off day.They'll try to enjoy a less stressful victory behind Jameson Taillon in Wednesday night's series finale before hitting the road to play the With another victory, the Cubs will get back to .500 and will have won back-to-back games for the first time in a month.Tyler grew up in Massachusetts and is a huge Boston sports fan, especially the Red Sox. He went to Tufts University and played club baseball for the Jumbos. Since graduating, he has worked for MLB.com, The Game Day, FanDuel and Forbes. When he's not writing about baseball, he enjoys running, traveling, and playing fetch with his golden retriever.
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