(670 The Score) Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and Braves counterpart Freddie Freeman were at it again in a humorous manner Wednesday evening, but this time their encounter didn’t come in a wild pickle.
Instead, Rizzo got the call to take the mound in the seventh inning as the Cubs were being blown out by the Braves, who went on to a 10-0 win. When he got there and the reigning National League MVP Freeman came to the plate, Rizzo summoned the magic and nasty (sometimes high 60s) stuff that has him tied for the all-time MLB record with a 0.00 ERA (no minimum inning threshold for this statistic). Rizzo struck Freeman out, and the guys had a good laugh afterward. Rizzo struck Freeman out on a 2-2 pitch that clocked 61 miles per hour.