Talk about highs and lows on a single day. The Cubs went behind early, trailing 6-1 heading to the bottom of the fifth. And if you were scoreboard-watching, that was just about the time the Brewers had a 4-0 lead on the Phillies.
But the Cubs came back and won 7-6 on Carson Kelly’s walk-off single in the 10th. And the Phillies came back and defeated the Brewers 10-8. Not that the NL Central title is really in sight, but… you never know, and the Cubs did gain a game on Milwaukee Monday afternoon.
There’s a lot to unpack from this win so let’s get right to it.
The Cubs went behind 1-0 in the first inning on an RBI single by Ozzie Albies. Who should not have even been batting, because look at the pitch to Drake Baldwin that was called ball four just before that:
Pitch 7, which was called