Maybin's pain is Cubs' gain in walk-off win over Indians
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[September 16, 2020]
Pinch-hitter Cameron Maybin was
hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth,
bringing home the winning run and giving the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 win
over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.
Maybin was the second consecutive Cubs batter to be drilled by
Indians reliever Nick Wittgren, who also plunked Willson Contreras
to load the bases. Kris Bryant trotted home for the game-winning run
after Maybin was hit.
Chicago (29-20) has won three in a row, four of five and six of
eight. The Cubs improved to 17-12 at Wrigley Field, and reliever
Jeremy Jeffress (4-1) got the victory despite a ninth-inning
meltdown.
Cleveland (26-22) lost its seventh game in a row. The Indians have
been outscored 46-22 during the skid.
Indians reliever Oliver Perez (1-1) took the loss after giving up
one run in one-third of an inning.
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The Cubs opened the scoring on Javier Baez's solo shot in the bottom
of the second inning. He crushed an 87 mph slider an estimated 450
feet over the wall in center field for his seventh homer.
Cleveland responded with two runs in the third. Josh Naylor hit a
leadoff double and scored on the next play as Bryant made a throwing
error on a bunt single by Delino DeShields. Moments later, Francisco
Lindor doubled to drive in DeShields.
Lindor struck again in the fifth to give Cleveland a 3-1 advantage.
He singled to drive in DeShields.
The Cubs rallied to even the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the
fifth. Bryant hit an RBI single to left field before Anthony Rizzo
doubled off the ivy-covered wall in center field to drive in Bryant
and tie the game.
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Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) delivers against the Cleveland
Indians during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit:
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
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Contreras gave Chicago a 4-3 lead in the seventh with a sacrifice
fly to right field.
Baez made it 5-3 for the Cubs in the eighth with a terrific
baserunning play. He swiped second base, and as he watched catcher
Sandy Leon's throw bounce into center field, he took off running
immediately and rounded third base for home plate. He beat the throw
from the outfield with a foot-first slide as his teammates cheered
from the dugout.
Cleveland was down to its final two outs in the ninth when Lindor
evened the score at 5-5 on a two-run homer to left field, scoring
Naylor who opened the inning with a walk off Jeffress. The
opposite-field blast was his eighth homer of the season.
--Field Level Media
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