CINCINNATI — Down by five runs early, the Chicago Cubs managed to pull one out in a most improbable way: A .154 hitter getting a single off a 101 mph pitch.
Taylor Teagarden singled home the tiebreaking run off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday night, completing the Cubs' biggest comeback of the season for a 6-5 victory and a doubleheader split with the Cincinnati Reds.
"That's about as crazy as crazy gets," manager Joe Maddon said. "Talk about your esprit de corps moments. Almost everybody was involved in that win. Even the pitchers were putting their spikes on.