Christian Bethancourt racked up a record-breaking seven RBI in the Chicago Cubs' comeback win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, helping his team make history with a dominant sweep.
The Chicago Cubs did more than just stage a miraculous comeback against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.Chicago trailed Pittsburgh 10-3 through six innings on Wednesday, at which point they scored twice in the seventh and three times in the eighth. In what was suddenly a two-run game, the Cubs blew up for six more runs in the ninth and went on to win 14-10., the 41 runs the Cubs put up against the Pirates are the fourth-most they've scored in a three-game series since 1901.
The franchise record remains at 47 runs, which they set against the Pirates in 2019. The only other times the Cubs have scored over 40 runs in a three-game series came in 1930 against the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves, respectively.to have four hits and four RBI in a single game.
Bethancourt had an RBI groundout in the second, then a two-run home run in the seventh. A two-RBI double in the eighth and a two-RBI single in the ninth not only brought the Cubs back from the dead, but they also helped the veteran catcher do something no No. 9 hitter in franchise history had done before.The Cubs are now 68-66, which puts them 5.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves for the third and final NL Wild Card spot.
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