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PITTSBURGH – The Cubs were tantalizingly close to coming back from what had previously looked like an insurmountable deficit when Christian Bethancourt stepped into the batter’s box in the ninth inning Wednesday.
He heard one especially loud fan yell from behind the plate: “You stink!”
Ironically, Bethancourt already had put together the best offensive night of any Cub.
“I was like, ‘You cannot stink this time,’” Bethancourt said after the Cubs’ 14-10 win Wednesday against the Pirates.