Following a rough week and really difficult start to the weekend, the Cubs needed a spark Sunday afternoon. They got one from Patrick Wisdom, and the bullpen made sure it counted.
Entering the series finale against the Marlins having lost five of six and after getting routed twice by Miami, the Cubs offense wasn’t exactly showing signs of breaking out. Hitless after four innings but ahead by a run, the Cubs had Wisdom pinch-hit for Jason Heyward against Marlins lefty Ross Detwiler to begin the fifth.
After pushing the count full in front of a boisterous crowd of 37,158, he fouled off four Detwiler deliveries before getting credited with an infield single on the 15th pitch of the at-bat when Miami shortstop Miguel Rojas couldn’t handle Wisdom’s sharp knock.