Cubs snap historic home losing streak at 13 games on Rafael Ortega’s walk-off home run

It was solely eight weeks in the past that the Chicago Cubs have been sitting in first place within the NL Central and taking a look at their sixth postseason berth previously seven years. An 11-game shedding streak adopted, the entrance workplace offered on the commerce deadline, and now the Cubbies are in fourth place and within the combine for a top-five choose within the 2022 draft.

Chicago is a Nationwide League worst 13-39 for the reason that begin of the 11-game shedding streak, and over the weekend the Cubs set a brand new franchise file with 13 straight house loses. That streak lastly got here to an finish Monday night time due to Rafael Ortega’s walk-off house run in opposition to the Rockies (CHC 6, COL 4). To the motion footage:

“I believe (Michael) Hermosillo stated, ‘I did not know we had a theme track,’ ” Cubs supervisor David Ross informed reporters, including MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian, when requested about listening to “Go Cubs Go” once more. “It was good, man. It was good. The gang was into it.”

The Cubs scored three runs within the backside of the eighth inning to knot the rating up at 4-4, then Ortega gained it within the backside of the ninth. The 30-year-old journeyman outfielder is now hitting .305/.365/.483 on the season. He acquired a chance after Kris Bryant, Jake Marisnick and Joc Pederson have been traded on the deadline and has been a vibrant spot these previous couple of weeks.

As for the house shedding streak, it’s formally over. Listed here are the longest house shedding streaks in Cubs historical past:

1. 13 video games: July 27 to Aug. 22, 2021
2. 12 video games: April 4 to Might 5, 1994
3. 10 video games: July 27 to Aug. 13, 1974
4. 10 video games: June 24 to July 28, 1951

The Cubs additionally had a 10-game house shedding streak spanning 1956-57. They misplaced their closing two house video games in 1956 and their first eight house video games in 1957. These are the one 5 double-digit house shedding streaks in Cubs historical past.

Moreover, the Cubs went 28 days between house wins — their final house win previous to Monday was July 26 — and that’s the longest time period with out a house win since a 29-day stretch from Might 30 to June 28, 2006, based on crew historian Ed Hartig (via The Athletic’s Meghan Montemurro).

Regardless of the 13-game house shedding streak, the Cubs are 32-31 at Wrigley Area this season. They’ve gone 23-41 away from the Pleasant Confines and are 55-72 on the season total.