Patrick Wisdom Just Tied It Up with a Two-Run Blast!

Having fallen down 5-0 in the 4th inning, the Cubs might’ve been feeling pretty low. I’m not saying the rain delay did its magic, but the team did come storming out of it with the bats swing.

The Cubs plated one right away, and then got a two-run homer from Christopher Morel the next inning to pull within two.

Later in that 6th inning, Patrick Wisdom, pinch-hitting for Michael Busch, brought the Cubs all the way back:

Another view:

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