Cubs Win In Extra Innings Again

By Benjy Lipsman in News on Apr 10, 2008 3:48PM

Major League Baseball may have done away with the two-for-one double headers that were common back in the day, but the Cubs and Pirates have offered fans a "buy two, get one free!" special the past two nights.

The Cubs needed 15 innings to overcome the Pirates on Wednesday night, winning 6-4 on Felix Pie's two-run single. The Cubs wasted Ryan Dempster's brilliant outing, in which he allowed just one hit and no runs over seven innings. Kerry Wood blew the save opportunity to send the game into extra innings.

The storyline was much the same on Tuesday, when the Cubs jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Pittsburgh climbed back. Tied 8-8 after nine, the Cubs finally added two runs in the 12th inning to win 10-8.

The Cubs and Pirates finish up their series tonight, and Chicagoist expects the bullpen to put plenty of pressure on Rich Hill to go the distance. After all their work this week, they could all use a night off.

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