Bote blasts his way to 7 RBI as Chicago Cubs hold on
Fog rolled in over Wrigley Field for most of Tuesday night's game between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies.
Cubs bats were able to cut through it with a pair of big innings during a 9-8 victory
David Bote drove in a career-high 7 runs, with a 3-run homer in the fifth inning, a 3-run double during a 5-run sixth and a run-scoring single in the eighth.
Starting pitcher Yu Darvish did just enough, lasting 5⅓ innings and giving up 3 hits and 3 runs, 2 earned.
The victory was the Cubs' third in row, and it improved their record to 34-26.
It didn't come without a scare. The Cubs led 8-3 heading into the seventh inning only to have reliever Brad Brach give up 4 runs.
But the Cubs held on, with Brandon Kintzler getting the win and Steve Cishek earning his sixth save.
Bote drew the biggest crowd after he went 4-for-4.
"It never gets old," said Bote, who has had several big hits since coming to the big leagues last year. "You've just got to enjoy the moment. It doesn't get any better than playing at Wrigley."
Even on a foggy night like Wednesday.
"The London fog," said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. "It was so weird. You're looking for Stephen King in the stands somewhere. It was that strange."
Draft is done:
The Cubs and Major League Baseball finished the amateur draft Wednesday. Over the three-day event, the Cubs made 40 picks.
They selected a pair of players with big-league bloodlines Wednesday. In the 14th round, they took University of Texas third baseman Ryan Reynolds, son of former major-league pitcher Shane Reynolds. Reynolds played 13 major-league seasons with Houston (1992-2002), Atlanta (2003) and Arizona (2004) and was Houston's starting pitcher in Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout game in 1998 at Wrigley Field.
In the 24th round, the Cubs selected Clemson infielder Grayson Byrd, son of former big- league pitcher Paul Byrd, who played 14 seasons with seven major-league teams from 1995-2009.
In the 25th round, the Cubs selected outfielder Zac Taylor out of the University of Illinois. Selected to the All-Big Ten first team, Taylor is a native of Downers Grove and attended Downers Grove High School. The Cubs grabbed another Illinois product in the 33rd round, selecting shortstop Ryan Ritter out of Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort.
Overall, the Cubs selected 22 pitchers (18 right-handed and four left-handed), three catchers, seven outfielders and eight infielders. They took 28 college players and 12 high school players.