was a banner day for the United States.Connor is the first (American) gold medalist in BMX. And Im very, very proud, this is the top womens result, said Post, holding up her silver medal. I thin

CINCINNATI -- The Cubs played three different pitchers in left field in their 15-inning, 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. Two of them, lefty Travis Wood and righty Spencer Patton, alternated pitching and playing left in the 14th inning before Wood pitched the 15th while setup man Pedro Strop played left field.We were down to almost nothing, manager Joe Maddon said after using 22 of the 25 players on his roster. Travis, my God, what an athlete. ... Travis made everything possible. He may have had his best stuff all year.Wood wasnt supposed to pitch after he threw in Mondays game, but once Hector Rondon blew a ninth-inning save opportunity, it was all hands on deck, according to the manager.With Travis, you treat him like a position player, Maddon said. I had no concerns about that.As Maddon brought in right-hander Joel Peralta?to pitch in the bottom of the 13th inning, he sent Wood to left field to replace?Chris Coghlan. The Reds had the winning run on second.I was ready to come up and hose him [throw him out], Wood said with a laugh. I dont know if we would have executed, but I would have given it a try.Wood got to bat in the top of the 14th before going back out to left field in the bottom of the inning while Maddon called upon Patton to pitch. After Patton got an out, he replaced Wood in left field and Wood took the mound to get?Jay Bruce?out on a ground ball. Patton then came back in from left to get the final out of the 14th.It was a lot of fun, Wood said. I would have liked to record an out [in the outfield]. Showcase my talents out there. Get me a couple of starts.The Cubs scored five runs in the 15th inning on an RBI single by Kris Bryant and a grand slam by Javier Baez. It was the latest grand slam ever hit in a game by a Cub and the latest in baseball since 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Wood came back on to pitch the 15th inning with Strop playing left field, after Patton was pinch hit for by another pitcher, starter Jason Hammel.A fly ball to Strop would have been the fitting conclusion, Maddon said.I play outfield when we play softball in the winter, Strop said. I can do it. I would have pimped the final out if it came to me.Maddon said he had never used three pitchers in the outfield in a single game and was shaking his head trying to remember all the decision-making that went on to pull this game off.It was the Travis Wood show is how he summed it up.The crazy victory earned the Cubs their 50th win of the season and made them the first NL team to reach that plateau.We used a pitcher in left field for the last three innings, right? Wood asked. You dont get to see that a lot. It made it fun and interesting, and we pulled off the victory.Adidas NMD R1 Mujer Baratas . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. 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The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mariana Pajon of Colombia raised her BMX bike triumphantly in the air, another Olympic gold medal securely in hand.Minutes later, American rider Connor Fields fell to his knees after crossing the finish line first in the mens final.The United States isnt used to winning gold in this event, even if BMX traces its roots to Southern California.BMX racing at the Rio de Janeiro Games came to a close Friday with Pajon successfully defending her gold and the United States claiming its first Olympic title in the unpredictable action sport.There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning, said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. I was like, `Get to the line! Get to the line! I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldnt believe it.American riders had already claimed a podium finish when Alise Post took silver behind Pajon. The United States had been shut out from the medal stand in 2012 in London.Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela won the bronze on Friday.Pajon had an impressive run in Rio, winning all three of her semifinal heats. She finished the nearly quarter-mile course filled with bumps and turns in 34.093 seconds, beating Post by .342 seconds.My first gold was huge. But two is amazing, said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race.A legion of vocal fans wearing Team Colombia shirts or waving Colombias yellow, blue and red flags filled in any blanks.Mariana! Mariana! cried out fans elbowing each other for Pajon autographs near the finish line.Shes a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May.Pajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin.I felt like I was home. I felt like I was in Colombia, Pajon said.Fields was looking forward to returning to his mothers house in Las Vegas to make room in the garage for another prize. On the walll is a goal he wrote out as a teenager, written with a Sharpie.ddddddddddddIt reads: One day, Ill become an Olympic champion.If only my 14-year-old self could see this now, Fields recounted.Fields completed the course in 34.642 seconds, holding off Dutch rider Jelle van Gorkom by .674 seconds.It had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June, and needed a special brace to compete in Rio.In the final, Fields said he got off to the best start of his career, going 1-2 with Long out of the important first turn before breaking ahead.I would be lying if I said there werent any dark times, Fields said about coming back from injury. They say adversity makes you stronger if you let it.There was a photo finish for third, with Carlos Ramirez Yepes of Colombia just edging out the United States Nic Long for the bronze. Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal.Still, it was a banner day for the United States.Connor is the first (American) gold medalist in BMX. And Im very, very proud, this is the top womens result, said Post, holding up her silver medal. I think we can only go forward from here and be proud of our team.BMX power Australia had a disappointing showing. Medal favorite Caroline Buchanan didnt make the final after slipping in the first turn of her third womens semifinal heat. Teammate Sam Willoughby, the 2012 silver medalist, finished sixth in the mens final.Willoughby and Post are engaged, with a wedding date set for April.My heart is with Sam ... But its BMX. Its one of those sports where anything can happen, Post said. I guess well go home and discuss it over dinner with the dog.---Online:AP Summer Games: http://summergames.ap.org/---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '