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“Imanaga and Boyd and gaze mournfully into the void.” One writer says this is the Cubs’ plan.
The Cubs sent veteran Colin Rea (4-3, 4.42) to the hill, opposing Lance McCullers, Jr., (1-2, 6.61) who had been on the IL.
McCullers was wild in the first and walked in a run but settled down for a while. Rea gave up a two-run dinger to Cam Smith (of course) but was otherwise untouched. In the bottom of the third, trailing by a run, the Cubs enacted
In which Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner (!) hit deep flies [VIDEO]; [VIDEO] and the King went deep for three [VIDEO].
Joe Espada gazed mournfully into the bullpen. There was more to come. Seiya said seeya [VIDEO].
The series is tied going into the rubber game at 1:10 CT. The Cubs will try to haul the meatloaf home to face Cleveland for Tuesday’s game.
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