Chicago Cubs: Ranking the top five wins of the 2018 season

Chicago Cubs: #2. Rizzo-Bote back-to-back FTW

7/26/18: Cubs 7 – D-Backs 6

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In a huge series with playoff implications in late July, the Cubs battled Arizona on a beautiful day at Wrigley. In a 2-1 ballgame led by Arizona in the fifth, Nick Ahmed cracked a grand slam to make it 6-1. The Cubs added two of their own in the fifth and one in the sixth to make it a 6-4 ballgame.

Chicago couldn’t get anything going until the bottom of the ninth. Things looked bleak as Bradley Boxberger, Arizona’s lock-down closer entered the game. However, Zobrist managed to get on base and with one out, David Bote stepped up to the plate. Bote ripped a two-run shot to left center to tie the ball game.

Pandemonium in Chicago ensued as Bote came up in the clutch. The magic didn’t end there. Anthony Rizzo came up next and on the second pitch he saw, roped a ball into the right field bleachers.

Ballgame.

The Cubs went back-to-back to tie and win the game, something so rare and something so special for this team. A 7-6 victory at Wrigley and a game that finds its way to the #2 slot.