John Lackey was pretty good again, pitching six innings and only allowing one run, yet the Chicago Cubs couldn’t hold on to their 6-1 lead after the bullpen allowed three home runs to the Cincinnati Reds. HOWEVER, the Cubs still managed to win on a walk-off wild pitch.
Baseball really is dumb sometimes.
A WILD ending to the #Cubs game… pic.twitter.com/vCX9ttBlyj
— Stadium (@WatchStadium) August 17, 2017
That came after the St. Louis Cardinals had a walk-off loss earlier in the night against the Boston Red Sox, who scored three runs in the ninth inning.
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Here's how the Cardinal lost, Yadi should've put some pine tar on his glove. pic.twitter.com/tu9L3zwFpL
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) August 17, 2017
