CHICAGO (AP) – Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario has left a game because of heat illness on a scorching afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs said it was 96 degrees at the time Rosario exited during the bottom of the fifth inning Saturday. He hit a two-run homer in the top of the fifth, then left shortly after fielding a hit by Anthony Rizzo.
The Cubs said the heat index was 107 – that’s a calculation of how hot it actually feels, with the humidity factored in.
Minnesota Twins’ Eddie Rosario watches his two-run home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Chicago. Eduardo Escobar also scored. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
There was a short break in the sixth after Twins catcher Bobby Wilson drew a walk. A couple of cups of water were brought out for him to sip and douse himself to cool off. Wilson wound up scoring and was replaced with the score tied at 9.
Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer wipes the sweat from his face during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Chicago. Temperatures at Wrigley Field climbed into the 90’s with a heat index of over 100 degrees. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Adalberto Mejia applauds in the dugout after Eddie Rosario hit a two-run home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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