CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are seeing their season slip away in heartbreaking and dramatic fashion as they lost their fourth consecutive one-run game at Wrigley Field on Saturday after closer Craig Kimbrel gave up back-to-back ninth inning home runs, on back-to-back pitches.
Kimbrel, 31, entered the game against the St. Louis Cardinals holding onto an 8-7 lead before Yadier Molina hit his first pitch, a 97 mph fastball, out to left field. Paul DeJong did the same, moments later, hitting another fastball out.
"I feel like I made two competitive pitches that I wanted to and they went out," Kimbrel said after the game.