Game Highlights: Cubs Walk Off in 10th Inning! | 7/21/24

Shota Imanaga Tuesday 15 pitches 11 of them were strikes when one two three before that three quality starts and so in those situations you kind of want to keep rolling and that's essentially what Shota has been doing. Council saying that they've been monitoring his rest. They bump back that start in Baltimore and then really it's like he threw a bullpen in between with that all star appearance. The schedule most of all is different than Japan. That's why they're building in those off days for him when they can. And they're going to continue to monitor the metrics like they do with all of their pitchers and as they get going here in the second half. So to this team needs to do council being very blunt before the game just saying we are not in good shape. We have got to get going fast as they are now six games under five hundred swing and a miss. The split that time fell down around the ankles and he gets a strikeout. He's gotten so many strikeouts on that very pitch one two guy swinging. So he got one strikeout on the low splitter. He gets another one on the high fastball strike three. He got him on the outside corner. Three strikeouts to begin the day. And now it's time to counterpunch with a right hander Brandon Fahd who has given up a total of only two runs in his last three starts. You know you can look at the numbers all you want and they're very good numbers for Brandon Fahd especially recently. But just his confidence and his poise out there on the mound he's taken that next step. He's going to be a big part of this rotation. He go Horner hits a fly ball to Randall Grichuk in right field and it's one pitch one out for a thought. Oh there's a swing and a jam shot fly into center McCarthy creeping in towards left center. He'll make the grab three pitches in two outs no balls and a strike on Suzuki had a couple of walks yesterday. Now he swings grounds it to short tough little pick up made by Perdomo but no problem for him. He throws to first in time and just like that the inning comes to an end that did hit him and Walker will take first little pinball wizard back there. Walker a board to start the second swing and a miss. Eugenio Suarez is out number one strikeout number four for Shota Imanaga. He's been really sharp so far. Jake McCarthy at the plate left handed batter is a drive to center. That's going to be playable for Karl Armstrong for number two. And Kevin Newman gets a start at second base batting seventh against the left hander with Marty in the D.H. Spock hit in the air center field playable for Karl Armstrong who comes in and makes a one handed catch for out number three. Christopher Morell now at the plate righty righty matchup Morell one for six in this series to the hold it short backhand stop by Perdomo gets it one hop throw not in time. Perdomo made a great diving stop but it took him an extra count or two to get his feet underneath him to make the throw and it's an infield single and now two down and the batter will be Dan Swanson. Just done in the fastball right at the knees Swanson can't believe it but that was a perfect pitch scoreless as we head to the third Perdomo leads things off then Jose Herrera and Patel Marty against Shota Imanaga. This ball is popped up playable right side for Bush with the glasses down making the catch Imanaga again well located fastball. Both of these guys sharp through the first two plus innings deep drive to left back those half with a play on the track makes the catch the number nine hitter the catcher Herrera gave it a long ride but it's out number two. That's in the air should be playable for Tuchman and right. He's got it one to three inning for Shota Imanaga Tomas Nito leads up for the Cubs in the bottom of the third inning as this one swung on lifted in the air to left center field McCarthy looking for the Ivy but now realizing he's got plenty of room both catchers trying their hand to hit one out of here just coming up short. Here's Pete Crow Armstrong speaking of which the 22 year old blazing speed you're going to have to hustle. Christian Walker got him. He kept a foot on the bag but it looked for sure like Crow Armstrong was going to win that foot race and Craig Council wants to take a look at what a heads up play gets it past Brandon Fahd who was a little slow getting over there to the right side but gets a foot on a bag and stretches out. That's not a play you're going to see very often. Oh my good wow. Just send the third straight gold glove in the mail tomorrow swing and a miss. He struck him out and the inning is over. Fahd now with three strikeouts he churns out a perfect third up for at Wrigley Field one on one out for Arizona Christian Walker the cleanup man at the plate. Good fastball strikes out Walker that's out number two strikeout number five for Showtime and the batters a Eugenio Suarez Suarez swings and misses and a fastball from Imanaga on the outside corner strike three Grichuk stranded at first middle for Cubs and Diamondbacks scoreless one hit total in this ballgame. It's by the Cubs Christopher Morrell in the infield single. Here's a deep drive into right center but it's playable. Day like today where the wind is blowing it off the water. It'd be tough to get one out of here unless it's on a line. Here is Newman and that is another strikeout for Showtime his seventh of the day. As we were saying early in the ballgame that it looked like right away Imanaga had very good command of his pitches and it has continued here now with two outs in the fifth inning to one pop up shallow center Armstrong's going to make the catch. Another good inning for Showtime Imanaga scoreless game Showtime Imanaga has been magnificent so far today five shutout and is the Diamondbacks still looking for their first hit. Jose Herrera leads off the sixth inning one two to Herrera was flying up against the netting another strikeout for Showtime that's his eighth of the day. Sped him up with the heater and he got the foul ball down the line a little jam shot. You know he throws that splitter it looks like a heater and this never gets there. Three to. He got him on the splitter. It ended up down below the knees as they almost always do. Randall Gretzky stands up the middle and there's your first base and it's Randall Gretzky who shoots it by Niko Horner. It took five and two third but the Diamondbacks have their first hit against Showtime Imanaga who gets a nice round of applause from the Cub fans here. Imanaga had set down eight straight and 14 of the last 15 Gretzky aboard for the second time today ahead of Lourdes Gariel Jr. live all out to right Tauchman back it up still back it up to the Ivy and he's got it. Go shy the foliage out there. Gariel gives it a ride but it's six scoreless for Showtime Imanaga. Both starters have only allowed one hit. Fahd has not walked anybody. He's only allowed one baserunner that single an infield hit by Morel in the second inning will begin with the backup catcher Tomas Nito swinging a miss. Twelve in a row sent down he's punched out six hopped up hangs up very short left Lourdes calling for it. Fight the sun two outs in the six Niko Horner over two in the leadoff spot hopped up behind second. Here comes Gretzky into very short right. Brandon Fahd has retired 14 consecutive Cubs who's going to be the first to break through Suarez over two with a couple of strikeouts. Suarez hits a fly ball left field going back going back and it's gone. Gino Suarez breaks through and it's one nothing Diamondbacks. That was a Dave Kingman type homerun out of his ballpark. The eleven for Gino and it's the Diamondbacks who break through first two outs Bush though into scoring position of the batter is Christopher Morel got him outstanding seven scoreless innings of one hit baseball seven strikeouts. He strands that tying run Niko Horner who lead things off here in the last of the night for the Cubs down the bounce off the sidewall. Niko Horner has a double. There's a good start. Niko delights the crowd with a leadoff double in the ninth inning. The Cubs have the tying run in scoring position. Cubs got a runner in scoring position. Now you just got to get him along. And get him in comes the two to the boy. Bouncer toward the middle. Perdomo throws to in time Horner advances to third with only one away. Everybody's standing at Wrigley Joe if you're Suzuki right now how are you approaching this plate appearance. I'm trying to stay in the middle of the field. The infield is going to be in tying run. Suzuki delivers past the mound between Perdomo and the second base back now two on it and one out for Kevin Newman. Swing and a miss strike three out number two. So two on two out for Arizona here in the top of the 10th one one game or Aldo Perdomo at the plate. Perdomo hits a high pop fly shallow center playable Armstrong Pauling. He's got it. Excellent job by Hector Naras Cubs in the driver's seat have a chance to win it in the bottom of the 10th inning. Cubs threatening. They got the bases loaded just one away. Niko Horner at the plate Cubs with an opportunity to walk it off. He takes ball for Cubs win the ball game. Bases loaded. Forces in the winning run and the Cubs win by a score of two to one.