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The Chicago Cubs were dead for most of the night against the New York Yankees. Aroldis Chapman came in to save the game for New York, but despite having a 4-1 lead, the closer coughed up the lead. Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez had RBI-singles and after a walk to Kris Bryant that loaded the bases with two outs, Chapman faced Anthony Rizzo.
Down 4-3, Chapman unleashed a fastball that hit Rizzo directly on the wrist. No clue how Rizzo stayed in the game, but he did.
Anthony Rizzo, tough? Yes.
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This was a 99 mph fastball pic.twitter.com/UGnkHMltKU
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) May 8, 2017
For those worried, Rizzo has come out to play defense. Throwing the ball around the infield without any apparent issues
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) May 8, 2017