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Cubs, Rockies split long, wet doubleheader

I’m not sure where to even start writing about 17 long, damp innings of baseball at Wrigley Field Tuesday.

So, why not here:

The Rockies beat the Cubs 13-10 in 10 innings in the second game of a doubleheader.

It was the first doubleheader game to go 10 or more innings since they became scheduled as 7-inning games starting last season. pic.twitter.com/lmCrRyGesR— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 26, 2021

So there you go: The 2021 Cubs are in the record books!

Of course, the 2021 Cubs are already in those books for things we aren’t going to care to remember after this year’s bizarre journey ends, but that one certainly qualifies as “fun fact.