It doesn’t get a lot crazier than Friday’s Diamondbacks-Cubs recreation.
By way of six innings, the Cubs held a 2-1 lead in what gave the impression to be a ho-hum mid-April recreation at Wrigley Discipline.
Then issues hit the fan.
Chicago dropped a five-spot within the backside of the seventh inning, seemingly placing the Diamondbacks away for good.
Arizona would bounce again after which some a half-inning later, exploding for 10 runs throughout a rally for the ages within the high of the eighth inning to take an 11-7 lead.
The run barrage didn’t cease there.
The Cubs would counter with a six-run rally within the backside of the eighth inning, retaking the lead, 13-11.
The groups mixed for seven residence runs, together with two grand slams off the bats of Eugenio Suarez and Ian Happ.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. additionally added a three-run residence run throughout that wild Diamondbacks eighth inning.
A mixed 12 gamers had a number of hits within the recreation.
It was the primary time this season each groups scored 10-plus runs in a recreation.