Chicago Cubs to Take on Colorado Rockies in Wild Card Game
Both teams lost divisional tiebreaker games on Monday
By James Neveau ••
The Chicago Cubs will host the National League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies.
The Cubs, who lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in a tiebreaker game for the National League Central title on Monday afternoon, will host the game because of their superior record this season.
The Rockies had a chance over the weekend to clinch the National League West, but a loss to the Washington Nationals allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to pull even, and L.A. ended up winning a one-game tiebreaker for the division title on Monday.
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Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates at home plate with Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Chicago Cubs after Schwarber's two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on June 22, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Chicago 6-3. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
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Javier Baez launched a home run in the 14th inning of the team’s game against the Cardinals, making him the first Cubs player to have a home run in the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th innings of games.
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Jason Heyward became the first Cubs player in 50 years to hit a walk-off grand slam while the team was trailing in a win over the Phillies. Just two months later, David Bote also joined him in that club.
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The Cubs scored 10 or more runs in four consecutive games, marking the first time since 1930 that they had accomplished that feat.
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Javier Baez registered 19 home runs, 72 RBI, 25 doubles, six triples, and 18 stolen bases in the first half of the season. He is only the second player in MLB history to hit all of those milestones in the first half of a season, joining Willie Mays.
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The Cubs used Tommy La Stella and Victor Caratini to pitch in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, marking the first time in modern history they’d used two position players to pitch in the same game.
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The Cubs tied a modern baseball record by turning seven double plays in a nine-inning game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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David Bote became just the third Cubs rookie to hit multiple walk-off home runs in one season, joining Gabby Hartnett and Kris Bryant.
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Tommy La Stella set a new Cubs record for pinch hits in a single season, registering his 21st hit with a single against the Phillies.
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The Cubs registered their sixth shutout over the Brewers with a win at Wrigley Field, their most against a single opponent since they blanked the Cincinnati Reds seven times in 1928.
The Cubs will have Jon Lester take the hill against the Rockies on Tuesday, but the Rockies have yet to name their starter. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will air on ESPN.
