An early lead, which led to a blown lead. A rain delay. Some good pitching and some bad pitching. Some really good defense.
All of that eventually added up to an 11-inning, 8-7 Cubs win over the Pirates, a game that ended around 11:30 p.m. Central time and felt like it lasted much longer than that.
Ian Happ gave the Cubs the lead on the second pitch of the game [VIDEO].
That one might have bounced into the Allegheny River:
#Cubs 1 @ #Pirates 0 [T1-0o]:
Ian Happ homers (10): fly ball to RCF (solo)
Hit: 434ft, 105.