After the Cubs again blew a late-inning lead to the Diamondbacks, I had my head down thinking sad thoughts about this game recap (seriously, it was going to be headlined: “Diamondbacks 4, Cubs 3: Swept”), when things turned around in just a couple of moments in the eighth inning.
It doesn’t have quite the ring of “Bryzzo,” but the “Schwisdom” tandem of Patrick Wisdom and Frank Schwindel homered back-to-back for the second straight afternoon at Wrigley Field. This time, the eighth-inning blasts were enough for a 5-4 Cubs victory, snapping a four-game losing streak and ending the homestand on a high note.