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Cubs draw 6 bases-loaded walks in 5th vs. Pirates, most in 1 inning in 65 years

Cubs draw 6 bases-loaded walks in 5th vs. Pirates, most in 1 inning in 65 years

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kyle Nicolas gets the ball back from catcher Yasmani Grandal after walking Chicago Cubs' Miles Mastrobuoni, forcing in a run, during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Source: post PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs drew six bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, the most by a major league team in a single inning in 65 years. The last team to draw that many free passes with runners at every base in one inning was the Chicago White Sox, who had eight in the seventh inning on April 22, 1959 , according to Major League Baseball. The inning began with prized