Wood batted for himself in the bottom of the inning, and in the seventh, moved to left field so right-hander Pedro Strop could pitch.
With one out and a runner at first, Franklin Gutierrez launched a fly ball to left that Wood backed up and caught on the warning track, slamming into the ivy-covered outfield wall. The crowd of 40,952 gave the left-hander a standing ovation.
Travis Wood with the snag!!!
Route efficiency: 90%
— Daren Willman (@darenw) August 1, 2016
Distance covered: 63ft
First step: 0.2 sec
Top speed: 15.5 MPH @cubs
Wood went back out to left field for the eighth and had to chase down Mike Zunino's leadoff double, but with two outs and one on, Maddon called upon Wood to pitch again, and he combined with first baseman Anthony Rizzo to throw out Shawn O'Malley trying to steal to end the inning.
On June 28 in Cincinnati, Wood also played left field, but didn't have a ball hit to him.
Carrie Muskat has covered the Cubs since 1987, and for MLB.com since 2001. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings. You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat and listen to her podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Pitcher Wood makes ivy-crashing grab in LF
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