Corey Julks and Mike Tauchman team up for remarkable feat in White Sox-Cubs game originally appeared in NBC Sports Chicago
The two-game series between Chicago puppies It is White socks this week was fascinating, with both games ending 7-6 in favor of the North Siders and the Cubs erasing large deficits in both games.
Wednesday’s game was one for the record books, as outfielderCorey Julks It is Mike Tauchman came together to do something truly remarkable.
In the top of the first inning, Julks threw the first pitch of the game. Jameson Taillon into the stands to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.
The White Sox took a 5-1 lead into the fourth inning after racking up four runs, but the Cubs fought back and the teams were tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Tauchman led off the inning.
Facing the White Sox up close Michael KopechTauchman hit an opposite home run to left field, giving the Cubs a 7-6 victory, and himself a place in the record books.
According to the Elias Sports Institute, The last time the Cubs played a game in which the first pitch of the contest and the last pitch of the game resulted in a home run was May 21, 1987. In that game, Tracy Jones of the Cincinnati Reds hit a leadoff hit. home run, and Cubs infielder Bob Dernier hit a home run to give Chicago the victory.
Tauchman’s home run marked the second year in a row that a Cubs player hit a pitch against the White Sox at Wrigley Field, following Christopher Morel’s heroics last summer.
With their two wins, the Cubs have secured at least a split of the season series and will look to win the series for the second consecutive season when they visit Guaranteed Rate Field on August 9 and 10. season series in 2021 and 2022, with the two teams split 3-3 in 2020.
