Well now, that was a baseball game.
Among other things.
David Bote, who has seemed to have a knack for getting big hits at the best possible times, went 4-for-4 with a home run and seven RBI Tuesday night, but the Cubs went through just about every possible reliever except the just-signed Craig Kimbrel before Steve Cishek struck out Ryan McMahon to preserve a 9-8 win over the Rockies, the Cubs’ third straight victory.
Whew! Let’s start at the beginning.