Top 10 Hitting Moments by Cubs Pitchers

Let's see if he can put the ball in play, he can! Bounces one into left field, base hit. Hendricks will lead off this seventh inning with a single. Into left field, sharp ground ball, Cubs have a man on. Driven out into right center, how about Kyle Hendricks? Two hits here in the inning. He's going to knock in two with a double. Thirteen to two, Cubs. How about two hits in the inning for Kyle Hendricks? He hit a base hit, bullet to left. Not a cheapie, just a bullet in the hole. And then, to lead off the inning, and now a two run double to right center. Mark, he bounced out his first time, but he's a decent hitter. You know with all the family and friends looking on, he'd love to find a gap somewhere. The center fielder, Beltran, is shallow. Here's the pitch, swing and a drive! Deep right field, back is Church, it's got a chance! Grand slam! Grand slam, Jason Markey. Cubs lead six to two. Welcome home, Jason Markey. A Cubs pitcher has just hit a grand slam. Cubs lead by four, here in the top of inning number four. I told you he was a decent hitter. You're not kidding. His fifth career home run, his second home run this year. That's now three homers as a Chicago Cub. Drive to deep left center field by Papp is going back at the center fielder. He can't get it across the wall. Hundley's coming in to third, rounding third base. It'll be a ground rule double and pursuing him across the plate is Beckert. By Beckert himself, Beckert to go on back to third. High five. That's well hit. That's way back there. Back. Hey, hey! That a boy, Jimmy! Two runs in for the Cubs as Papp has popped one over the left field wall. Cubs ahead now four to two. The two-two pitch. There's the shot on the left field for a base hit. Here comes Hundley. It's two ballgame. S. Wood with his second homer of the year. It has been a running theme all year long. The Cubs pitchers and what they've been able to do in the batter's box. It continues here in a big way with Travis Wood. A grand slam on Jake Peavy. Again, a hanging backdoor slider. Duke's pitch. Carlos hits a ground ball toward the middle. Base hit center field. Johnson. Johnson heading home scoring. Cubs lead three nothing. Carlos Zambrano leads off the fourth and hits a little looper into right center coming in McCloud. And that ball falls in there for a base hit. Zambrano is two for two. Zambrano's two for two tonight. And the two-one pitch. They'll make it three for three. Base hit into right field. Zambrano with a three-hit night. He's scored a run, has an RBI, and is pitching a shutout so far. Bouncer toward the middle. Base hit. All right. Four for five. Zambrano with his fourth hit of the game driving in DeRosa. Officially, it's a rout. Twelve to two, and Zambrano with his fourth hit of this game. Oh, my gosh. Here's Rick Sutcliffe, and he can help himself with a bat. Hits 250 on the year. High to right. Right back. This ball is gone. That ball is hit completely out of the stadium. I mean, on the other side of the street. And now a Reggie Jackson shot. What can you do? Sixteen and one on the year, and the first time up, it went completely out of the ballpark. Well, here it is. Shouts going right after him. Fastball below the belt. Over the screen in right field. Launches to left. Madison Bumgarner had never allowed a home run to a pitcher. Cub six, Seattle six. Bottom of the 12th inning with one away and a runner at third. Here's the two-two. Lester is going to bunt. Gets out in front of the plate. Here comes Hayward. He scores. Cubs win. John Lester with a beautiful bunt. Jason Hayward, a headfirst slide at home plate. The Cubs win the ballgame. Unbelievable bunt by Johnny Lester. You couldn't have rolled it out there any better. Travis Wood batting for the first time. He's a good hitter. He drives one in the air. Deep left field. It's got a chance. It's gone. The score for the home run to left. Cubs lead five. Santos has done very well against all the right-handed hitters since he has come into the game with some sliders in front fastball. He throws the old gimme over fastball. The pitcher's hitting, right? Not so much. Bang. Blasted by Wood halfway up the bleachers in left field. And that is one fired up. Cubs dugout. Unbelievable. In the air, left center.