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Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/21/19): Cubs 12, Giants 11– A “Season-Defining Win”

Anthony Rizzo said that Wednesday’s’ roller-coaster 12-11 win over the Giants Wednesday night was “season-defining”.

Kris Bryant said that Anthony Rizzo called this a "season-defining win" after the game.

Why?

Rizzo: "They scored, what, nine runs in the fifth through the seventh inning? Teams don't really win when that happens, so it's just a good, hard-fought, never-quit win."

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 22, 2019

The game started with Yu Darvish giving up a two-run homer to Evan Longoria in the first inning.