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Christian Bethancourt slowed as he reached second base on a ground rule double, as the ball ducked under the ivy in the left-field corner. But he heard someone yelling to keep going. Why not?
He jogged the rest of the way home just in case the umpires reversed the call – a veteran covering his bases in an eventual 8-2 Cubs win Wednesday against the Twins.
Bethancourt would cross the plate again soon after, this time counting as a run, when leadoff hitter Ian Happ launched a two-run homer over the right-field wall to extend the team’s lead to a comfortable four runs in the fourth inning.