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Ten pitches.
That’s all it took for Cubs prospect Porter Hodge to strike out the side in the ninth inning of the Cubs’ 9-2 loss Wednesday to the Braves in his major-league debut.
“I knew we were down, but I was trying to give us another chance in the bottom of the ninth,” he said after the game. “My heart was pounding, just trying to stay relaxed out there, and I did a good job with that.”
Hodge threw 10 straight fastballs to Ozzie Albies, Marcell Ozuna, and Matt Olson, the No.