Chicago won a pitch clock-era special Friday afternoon.
Once in a while in baseball, an ordinary game comes along and proves indicative in some form or fashion of its era. Imagine attending a 1–0 game in 1911 or so, for instance, or a 14–11 game somewhere around 2000.The Cubs defeated the Reds 1–0 in one hour and 48 minutes Friday, the shortest nine-inning MLB game since theCubs-Reds took an hour and 48 minutes.
It’s the Cubs’ fastest 9-inning game since May 24, 2001, also at Wrigley, also against the Reds, also an hour and 48 minutesChicago recorded five hits in the game, while Cincinnati tallied four; the teams combined to use just four pitches. As Langs noted, it was the Cubs' fastest nine-inning game since 2001.
A big part of Wrigley Field's charm is that it purports to take fans back in time to a supposedly simpler era of baseball. On Friday, thanks to MLB's two-year-old pitch clock, it did.Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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