In the span of about two minutes in the 5th inning of Wednesday’s much-needed win, the Cubs lost both Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant. The latter was lifted after tweaking a sore right knee that’s been barking at him since the All-Star break, though it’s possible he just didn’t want to continue after seeing his business partner unceremoniously tossed from the game.
Rizzo dug in with two outs and quickly got ahead 3-0 on Giants starter Tyler Beede, then he fouled off a fastball before taking what he though was ball four.