Since then, a series of injuries have forced Edwards to bounce from the Padres to the Mariners to the Braves to the Blue Jays and now, in March, to the Nationals. “I got the first two guys out and I had so much stuff, I was praying and hoping the ball came back to me (for the third out) and I was going race the guy to first I probably wasn’t going to throw it,” he said.Įdwards remained a key part of the Cubs bullpen in 20, but he struggled in 2019 and was moved at the trade deadline to San Diego in exchange for pitcher Brad Wieck. In that bottom of the 10th against the Indians, with tens of millions of people watching worldwide, Edwards quickly recorded the first two outs as he whiffed Mike Napoli and got the dangerous Jose Ramirez to ground to short. Logically, there is really no comparison to the stakes and scenario Edwards faced in Game 7, but hey, you can’t argue with him if that’s how he feels. More: Baseball is back and the Red Wings are set to open. More: Great night at Frontier Field spoiled as Wings drop home opener to Bisons Louis Cardinals in the NL Central, while the Angels fell 15 games below. No doubt it was a great escape as he limited the damage and the Cubs went on to a 3-1 victory. Now with two outs and the tying run at third, Edwards got Andrelton Simmons to ground to short. Next was Pujols, and Edwards induced a ground ball to second which scored a run. Trout came up first and Edwards struck him out swinging on a 2-2 pitch.
Standing in his way were the two future Hall of Famers. That was his 23rd career game in the big leagues, 18th in 2016, so he was still trying to forge his way into what Maddon used to call his “circle of trust.” The Cubs were up 2-0 in the top of the eighth and the rail thin 6-foot-3, 170-pound Edwards was summoned to get out of a second and third, no-out mess created by Cubs reliever Pedro Strop.
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