CINCINNATI — Kyle Schwarber shouldn’t have to be the savior for this offense, but the rookie carried the Cubs on Tuesday night with two huge swings at Great American Ball Park.
This 5-4 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds took 13 innings, lasted almost five hours and technically ended on Wednesday morning, with Schwarber blasting the game-tying and game-winning home runs, while also guiding seven different pitchers through 54 batters and 209 pitches.
A fraction of the announced crowd (36,845) stuck around until midnight — and who knows how many were from Schwarber’s hometown (Middletown, Ohio) — but it still became a Hollywood ending for the blue-collar catcher who grew up a big Reds fan.