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NL Wild Card game thread


Oct 2, 2018, 7:51 PM
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https://twitter.com/MLBStatoftheDay/status/1047260662496481280

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Oct 2, 2018, 7:51 PM
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https://twitter.com/ClarktheCub/status/1047258038841823232

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Oct 2, 2018, 7:51 PM
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https://twitter.com/DraftKings/status/1047264648989433857

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Oct 2, 2018, 7:51 PM
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https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1047271388430655488

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Oct 2, 2018, 7:52 PM
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https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1047266422714449921

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Oct 2, 2018, 7:52 PM
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https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1047244841581727744

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:00 PM
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https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1047272884790542336

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:02 PM
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Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs

Kyle Freeland vs. Jon Lester

Winner-take-all game at Wrigley Field. Cubs aiming to win 2nd NL Wild Card Game in team history. Rockies looking to avenge their loss in NL Wild Card Game last year. Key injury note for Cubs: closer Pedro Strop (hamstring) on roster after missing over two and a half weeks due to injury.

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:05 PM
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https://twitter.com/espn/status/1047275101312442369

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:10 PM
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https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1047277012421955584

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:13 PM
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https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1047277466744762371

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:14 PM
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T1 — Lester issues leadoff walk, & Lester's not happy about some of the calls from home-plate ump.

T1 || Rockies 0, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:15 PM
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https://twitter.com/ATTSportsNetRM/status/1047273809504604160

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:19 PM
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T1 — LeMahieu smokes ground-rule double right into ivy in LF. Bryant puts his hands up to alert umps. Cubs actually catch a break. Blackmon forced to go back to 3B. He would've scored easily had play not been ruled dead.

T1 || Rockies 0, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:20 PM
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T1 — Arenado hits sac fly to CF. Blackmon scores with ease for 1st run of game. LeMahieu advances to 3B.

T1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:21 PM
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T1 — Potentially pivotal K for Lester, as he settles in. Takes him just 3 pitches to strike out Story.

T1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:23 PM
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M1 — Lester gets veteran Holliday to whiff at curveball for inning-ending K. LeMahieu left stranded at 3B.

M1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:28 PM
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B1 — Batting Zobrist at leadoff pays off for Cubs. Single up the middle kicks it off for Cubs.

B1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:31 PM
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B1 — Long AB by Bryant ends in K. Effective in getting Freeland's pitch count up, though.

B1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:32 PM
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B1 — Rizzo swings for fences on 1st pitch, but he skies towering fly ball to RF. 2 down for Cubs.

B1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:33 PM
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B1 — Zobrist gets picked off by really smooth throw from Freeland. Quick tag by Desmond. Zobrist tries to dive bag but gets tagged out.

B1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:36 PM
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B1 — Cubs challenge out, & call overturned. Looked like Zobrist touched bag just in time.

B1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:38 PM
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E1 — Freeland gets Baez to strike out swinging to end inning. 3 straight outs (including 2 Ks) by Cubs after Zobrist's leadoff hit.

E1 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:43 PM
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T2 — Lester draws 2 quick flyouts. Almora catches 2nd one while pressed up against ivy in deep CF. Nearly a homer.

T2 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:45 PM
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M2 — Ianetta strikes out swinging. Inning over. Lester with 3 Ks already.

M2 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:50 PM
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B2 — Cubs get leadoff single again. This time, it's from Almora. Murphy then grounds right to Desmond, who gets lead runner out at 2B.

B2 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:53 PM
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B2 — Just a little too much hang time on liner by Contreras. Gives Blackmon enough time to run & catch it in CF.

B2 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 8:56 PM
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E2 — Another inning-ending K for Freeland. Bote gets struck out swinging.

E2 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:07 PM
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M3 — Lester gives up 1-out single to Blackmon (& isn't please about it) but gets 2 straight outs after that.

M3 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:14 PM
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E3 — Cubs go down in order in 3rd. Freeland in total control right now. Other than a couple of singles up the middle, he's been dominant.

E3 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:18 PM
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T4 — Holliday makes perfect contact on double into LF corner with 1 out.

T4 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:22 PM
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T4 — Lester gets pitcher-friendly strike call on full count for 2nd out of inning. Desmond beside himself after getting run up on what he thought to be outside pitch.

T4 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:23 PM
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M4 — Dahl shows no patience in critical AB. 1st pitch grounded right to Rizzo, who races to bag for unassisted out.

M4 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:24 PM
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Called strike three on Desmond could prove to be huge call. A one-out walk there to put two men on could've had Lester reeling.

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:30 PM
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E4 — Freeland has now collected 8 outs in 8 straight ABs. Cubs don't put up much of a fight in 3 up, 3 down 4th.

E4 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:37 PM
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T5 — 2 straight Ks by Lester to start inning. He's dealing now. Just needs some run support.

T5 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:39 PM
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M5 — Blackmon hits screamer to Rizzo, who corrals ball after initial bobble & tosses to Lester at 1B for out. Both clubs have gone cold at plate.

M5 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:46 PM
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E5 — Cubs listless again in 5th. Go down in order. Freeland hasn't even had a 3-ball count yet. Cubs swinging a lot but not making much contact.

E5 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:52 PM
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T6 — Lester's hot streak ends as Story swats double into gap b/w right & center. 2-out hit puts runner in scoring position for Rockies.

T6 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 9:56 PM
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M6 — Big Jon jacked out of his mind after getting inning-ending strikeout in hard-fought Holliday AB. Leaves runners stranded at 2B.

M6 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:00 PM
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B6 — Maddon opts to pinch hit for Lester. Happ bats for him. Difficult choice with the way Lester was pitching. Lester gets career postseason-high 9 Ks.

B6 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:01 PM
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Lester doesn't look pleased in dugout after getting taken out. 9 Ks moves him into 8th place all time on postseason strikeout list.

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:02 PM
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B6 — Cubs finally draw walk off Freeland. Happ takes 1B to lead off bottom of 6th.

B6 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:06 PM
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B6 — Zobrist strikes out, but Bryant lucks out in next AB. Dahl misplays casual popup by Bryant in shallow RF. It drops in, & Cubs have runners on 1B & 2B.

B6 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:07 PM
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E6 — Even with momentum on their side, Cubs suffer deflating ending to 6th. Rizzo hits into routine 4-6-3 DP right to LeMahieu. 2 left stranded.

E6 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:13 PM
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T7 — Desmond hits leadoff single but inexplicably decides to tag up on ensuing flyout to LF. Bryant makes great throw to Murphy, who tags Desmond out.

T7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:15 PM
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Bryant is known for having a great arm. Unbelievable that Desmond would test Bryant's arm on a flyout as routine as that.

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:22 PM
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B7 — Almora tallies 1-out single to CF. He's the lone Cub with multiple hits so far. Interesting that 1 of the surprise starters for tonight has been the Cubs' best offensive performer.

B7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:26 PM
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B7 — Unreal play by Story at SS. Diving catch to his right to snag hard-hit liner off bat of Murphy. Saves potentially critical hit. Cubs now have 2 outs in 7th with Freeland coming out of game. What a start from the young man.

B7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:29 PM
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B7 — Pitching change already looking suspect for Rockies. 1st pitch from Ottavino is incredibly wild. Advances Almora into scoring position.

B7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:32 PM
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B7 — Ottavino all over the place. Several horrible pitches in walk of Contreras. Contreras tries to fire up his teammates in dugout after drawing 2-out walk. La Stella with a chance to get big hit.

B7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:34 PM
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B7 — Tommy La Stella is the G.O.A.T. at drawing catcher's interference! He gets catcher's-interference call to load bases with 2 outs.

B7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:38 PM
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E7 — Horrible K for Heyward to end inning. The man with the lowest postseason BA in MLB history gets fanned on halfhearted swing at low, outside pitch. Cubs strand 3 & miss out on their best chance so far at scoring runs.

E7 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:44 PM
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Interesting decision by Maddon to take Schwarber out of on-deck circle & put Heyward in instead. Schwarber's been battling injuries, but he's definitely the far superior postseason batter between the two.

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Oct 2, 2018, 10:51 PM
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M8 — Risky play by Murphy pays off. He fields chopper & fires to Javy at 2B to get lead runner just in time. Baez then guns to Rizzo at 1B to secure DP. Rockies challenge call at 2B, but call stands. Inning over.

M8 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:00 PM
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B8 — Rizzo gets 2-out single, & Gore comes in to pinch run. The speed demon immediately steals 2B.

B8 || Rockies 1, Cubs 0

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:01 PM
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B8 — BOOM! Javy comes through with clutch double to CF. Gore scores with ease. Big hit comes on 0-2 count.

B8 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:03 PM
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Who would've thought that acquiring Gore could end up being one of the biggest moves of the season for the Cubs?

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:10 PM
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E8 — Former Cub Wade Davis comes in & strikes out Almora to end inning. Baez left stranded at 3B after picking up steal.

E8 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:19 PM
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M9 — Strop makes his 1st appearance since getting hurt. He gives up 1-out single to Story but looks great otherwise. Jacked up after inning-ending K.

M9 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:28 PM
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B9 — Contreras shows great patience & draws 1-out walk. He tries to get the dugout pumped up again.

B9 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:32 PM
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E9 — Schwarber strikes out swinging after going up 2-0. Bad swing on outside pitch for 3rd strike. Heyward then hits grounder back to pitcher to end inning. Game goes to extras.

E9 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:41 PM
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M10 — Hamels looks good in relief. A single to left is all that Rockies get off him.

M10 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 2, 2018, 11:50 PM
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E10 — Oh pitches flawless 10th for Rockies. Gore stays in to bat & strikes out for 3rd out of frame.

E10 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:02 AM
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M11 — Something that baseball players do nowadays that a lot of old-school guys probably don't like bites Cubs. Bryant fields 2-out grounder & opts to go to 2B instead of throwing across diamond for easy out. Runner safe at 2B. Ensuing groundout saves Cubs, though, in bases-loaded situation. Hamels survives.

M11 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:08 AM
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B11 — Baez earns leadoff walk. Almora then bunts him over. Rockies nearly make huge mistake as catcher has to hustle to cover 3B. Javy considers running to 3B. Murphy intentionally walked after that.

B11 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:12 AM
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B11 — Contreras shaken up after fouling pitch off. No indication as to what he hurt. He takes some practice swings & remains in game.

B11 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:15 AM
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B11 — Classic Javy. Having a good time, even in extras of a win-or-go-home game. He hugs Arenado before getting tagged. They exchange friendly embrace before Baez heads to dugout.

B11 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:16 AM
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B11 — Bud Black is chatting with umpires about what Javy did. As lighthearted as it was, Baez's hug could've been some form of interference. A DP was possible on the play.

B11 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:21 AM
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E11 — 12th inning coming up. Caratini hits inning-ending grounder to 1B. 2 left stranded for Cubs.

E11 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:26 AM
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T12 — Maddon pulling out all the stops. Wilson pitches to just 1 batter before getting yanked in favor of Hendricks. 2 Cubs starters have now entered in relief.

T12 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:31 AM
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M12 — Hendricks gets 2 straight outs. Nothing doing for Rockies so far in extras.

M12 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:43 AM
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As the game heads into the 13th inning, this is officially the longest postseason game (both in innings & game time) in Wrigley Field history.

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:50 AM
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T13 — Hendricks left in game after giving up 2-out single. Parra then lofts single to RF to put runners on corners with 2 outs.

T13 || Rockies 1, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:52 AM
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T13 — Wolters comes through with potentially the biggest hit of Colorado's season. Single up middle scores run & puts Rockies on top.

T13 || Rockies 2, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 12:57 AM
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M13 — Despite throwing wild pitch, de la Rosa gets strikeout to get out of jam. Maddon might end up kicking himself for not putting him in one at-bat sooner.

M13 || Rockies 2, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 1:03 AM
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B13 — Strange moment to start B13. Gore takes 1B after inside pitch seems like it might've grazed him. The pitch drilled the home-plate umpire after passing Gore. Rockies challenge ruling of HBP.

B13 || Rockies 2, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 1:04 AM
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B13 — Having 2 challenges in playoffs pays off for Rockies (who lost 1 challenge earlier). Call overturned. Gore goes back to home plate & strikes out swinging on next pitch.

B13 || Rockies 2, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 1:07 AM
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B13 — Cubs down to their final out. Baez strikes out swinging. Rockies reliever Oberg dealing some heat in 13th.

B13 || Rockies 2, Cubs 1

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Oct 3, 2018, 1:09 AM
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F/13 — Season over. Almora strikes out on 3 straight pitches. Cubs lose on, of all things, RBI given up by starter in relief spot. Hard to believe the Cubs won't be taking part in the NLDS.

F/13 || Rockies 2, Cubs 1

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