Triple-A call-up drives in 3 for Cubs
HOUSTON — Dave Sappelt scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch and had three RBIs, leading the Cubs to a 4-1 win against the Astros on Monday night in a matchup of the teams with the worst records in the majors.
Sappelt, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 1, drove in his first run for the Cubs with a double to the left field corner to put Chicago up 1-0 in the second inning.
The game was tied 1-all in the sixth before Sappelt scored on a wild pitch by Fernando Rodriguez (1-10) that bounced in the dirt and rolled between catcher Jason Castro’s legs.
Sappelt came through again in the seventh, knocking a double off the wall in center field just short of the home run line to score a pair of insurance runs.
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