The Milwaukee Brewers were 21-0 this season when left-handed reliever Josh Hader appeared in a game. After Monday night the Chicago Cubs made that record go to 21-1 and also jumped into first place in the Central Division with a 7-2 win in 11 innings.
It looked like another awful performance by the offense, as the Brewers had a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning. Hader came in the seventh and looked great as usual striking out two. Yet, in the eighth he no longer was the invincible pitcher he has been all season long.
It started with a Ben Zobrist walk, as he pinch-hit for Jose Quintana. The key play came on a an Albert Almora Jr. fly ball to left-center. It was caught in front of the warning track and that's when Zobrist tagged up to second. The throw was in plenty of time, but the Brewers misplayed it and Zobrist got in safely.
Then the hottest hitter in the Cubs lineup, Jason Heyward, delivered once again.
That was only the third hit Hader has allowed against a left-handed hitter this season. The game went into extra innings and in the 11th the Cubs broke it wide open, starting with this monster home run by Anthony Rizzo.
After that the Cubs scored four more times, as Zobrist and Almora hit back-to-back RBI-singles and then Heyward smoked a two-run double to left-center field.
The Cubs are back in first place and feels so good.
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