The Chicago Cubs did all of the following in Wednesday afternoon’s game against the San Diego Padres:
- A misplayed ball that should have been caught by Jason Heyward
- Nico Hoerner running into umpire Dan Iassogna and leaving the game with a minor injury
- Scott Effross being forced to get probably six outs in the sixth inning because of poor defensive choices
- Struck out 10 times
And despite all that, the Cubs won the game 7-5, taking the series from the Padres. How? They did get some good relief pitching when it was most needed and got some key hits with runners on, going 5-for-11 with RISP.