Cubs 2, Dodgers 1: Anthony Rizzo saves the day

Jun 16 2019 by Bleed Cubbie Blue

 

The Cubs first baseman won this game with a ninth-inning homer.

I’m going to start this recap of Saturday night’s 2-1 Cubs win over the Dodgers at the end, because that’s when the important stuff happened.

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen hit Kris Bryant with his first pitch. Then he threw two pitches to Anthony Rizzo that were well out of the strike zone. Just then, I thought, “Jansen’s going to have to throw a ‘get-me-over’ pitch and Anthony ought to be ready for that.”

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