Javier Baez‘s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, on Wednesday night in a game that was briefly delayed when a drone entered Wrigley Field and landed on the outfield grass.
Automatic runner Ian Happ advanced to third when Kris Bryant greeted Phil Maton (2-2) with a groundball single to open the 10th. After Anthony Rizzo was walked intentionally, Maton fanned Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber. Then Baez’s liner to left scored Happ and sent the Indians to their eighth straight loss, their longest slide since June 2013.
The Indians remain in position for an AL wild card despite their second straight one-run, walk-off loss to the Cubs. The Tribe has lost eight straight games.
“That’s a tough one right there,” interim Cleveland manager Sandy Alomar Jr. said. “I mean, guys battled and the pitching did a good job. Unfortunately we didn’t hit very good with men in scoring position today.”
Aaron Civale allowed two runs on seven hits, leaving with runners at second and third and none out in the seventh. The right-hander hasn’t won since Aug. 19 and is 0-3 in his last five starts.