Andrew Kittredge entered the 7th inning of Tuesday’s loss to the Reds with one out and his team leading 1-0 after a masterful performance by Shu014dta Imanaga. One out and 22 pitches later, Kittredge walked off the mound with the Cubs in a 5-1 hole. Roughly 18 hours later, the righty was back on the bump in the 7th inning to protect a tenuous 2-0 lead. Nine pitches later, he walked off with the 120th immaculate inning in MLB history.
It was only the sixth time a Cubs pitcher had struck out three batters on nine pitches, though the history of pitch tracking doesn’t stretch back as far as other stats.