Andrew Kittredge Goes from Inadequate to Immaculate

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 Sh\u014dta 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. Regardless, it’s pretty damn impressive. That goes double when talking about a new…