Cubs’ four-run ninth goes for naught; Christopher Morel gets start at third

Christopher Morel hits a two-run single in the ninth inning Sunday at Wrigley Field. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Up until two outs in the eighth inning Sunday night, Cody Bellinger’s “double” that dropped via an outfield miscommunication Saturday was the Cubs’ only extra-base hit since the end of Friday.

After Christopher Morel’s team-leading 15th home run in the eighth, a once-dormant Cubs offense had a heroic turn. Four hits off Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, including a two-run single by Morel, set up Cody Bellinger to cap a four-run rally with a game-tying sacrifice fly.