Cubs' Andrew Kittredge throws immaculate inning, gets Wrigley Field crowd back on his side

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 3: Andrew Kittredge #59 of the Chicago Cubs pitches during the seventh inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Wrigley Field on August 3, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.Zoe Davis/Getty

Cubs right-hander Andrew Kittredge threw a slider to Tyler Stephenson that started just off the plate and kept moving away. Stephenson, having just seen two sinkers moving back toward him, took the bait.

Stephenson’s whiff, on Kittredge’s ninth pitch, sealed it: Kittredge had just thrown the first immaculate inning of his veteran career.

“Honestly, it was kind of building off [Tuesday] night, where I was not in the zone as much as I’d like to be,” Kittredge said after the Cubs’…