Travis Wood replaced Kyle Hendricks in NLDS Game 2 and coolly hit a solo home run
When you've had the type of season the Cubs have had, these sorts of things happen.
In Game 2 of the Division Series against the Giants, a 5-2 win by the Cubs that gave them a 2-0 series lead, starter and NL ERA leader
After Hendricks departed, manager Joe Maddon turned to versatile pitcher/outfielder
Wood entered the game with nine career home runs as a hitter, so his big offensive moment here shouldn't come as that much of a surprise -- but then again, it is the postseason. And then again again, he hit a homer as a pinch-hitter back in Spring Training so we already know he can come off the bench and get things done.
It was also the first postseason homer by a pitcher since
AND the first postseason homer by a relief pitcher since the New York Giants' Rosy Ryan in 1924.
They say the postseason is unpredictable, and they're definitely right.
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