Rockies, Cubs tied at 1 after 11 in NL wild-card game

Published 4:16 am Wednesday, October 3, 2018

COLORADO ROCKIES SHORTSTOP Trevor Story, left, forces out Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, right, at second base and throws to first base to complete a double play during the sixth inning of the National League wildcard playoff baseball game, Tuesday in Chicago.

NOTE: The final score and story were not available as of press time.

CHICAGO (AP) — The National League wild-card game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs was tied at 1 in extra innings.

Javier Baez hit a tying double for the Cubs off reliever Adam Ottavino in the eighth inning Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. Neither team scored in the ninth or 10th.

Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland pitched four-hit ball over 6 2/3 scoreless innings on short rest in his playoff debut. Nolan Arenado had a sacrifice fly in the first against Jon Lester, who gave up four hits in six innings.

Cole Hamels, normally a starter, was on in relief for Chicago in the 11th.



The winner heads to Milwaukee to open a best-of-five Division Series against the NL Central champion Brewers on Thursday.

It’s the third time a wildcard game has gone to extra innings, and the home team won the previous two. Kansas City beat Oakland in 12 innings in the 2014 AL wildcard game, and Toronto defeated Baltimore in 11 innings to take the 2016 AL wild-card game.