The Cubs got quite the scare with one of their stars on Tuesday, but the news didn't turn out to be awful. Plus, they got some funny history out of the situation. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has been used in quirky ways this season, namely switching out gloves and playing "second base" during certain bunt situations by the opposition. In those situations, though, he's stationed near the pitcher's mound on the infield grass, mostly due to Jon Lester's issues at throwing to first base. Tuesday night, however, he actually played third base for a full inning due to the game circumstances. The Cubs had trailed 3-0, tied it 3-3 and then trailed 6-3 heading into the top of the sixth. They would get one run back in sixth before taking the lead with four in the seventh. During the course of the comeback, the Cubs ended up burning through much of their bench. By the time third baseman Kris Bryant was hit in the left hand/wrist area in the top of the ninth, the Cubs had a 13-6 lead. Bryant would stay in the game to run the bases, but not take the field for the bottom of the ninth. Obviously, this is a scary thing for the Cubs. Bryant isn't likely to win MVP again this year, but he's hitting .287/.400/.529 with 27 doubles, four triples, 23 homers and is -- along with Rizzo -- one of the main offensive cogs for a first-place team. He's played good defense at third base as well. Point blank, the Cubs can't lose him for a significant amount of time and expect to play too well. When Bryant left the game, the only player left on Maddon's bench was backup catcher Rene Rivera. Cubs manager Joe Maddon would bump catcher Alex Avila to first base for Rivera and then thow Rizzo across the diamond to take over for Bryant. read more https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...o-first-lefty-third-baseman-in-over-20-years/
