The Cubs beat the Reds on Friday in an hour and 48 minutes, their fastest game since May 24, 2001, when Jon Lieber tossed a complete game against — you guessed it — the Reds. It was the shortest MLB game since 2010 and fifth-shortest in the last 20 years, and there hasn’t been a shorter game at Wrigley since June 3, 1978 against the Phillies.
Lieber remains a very underrated pitcher, kinda like Mark Buerhle on the South Side. Both of those dudes could absolutely carve and they worked as quickly and efficiently as anyone in the game.