Facing an 0-2 count against Matt Cain, at Wrigley with the wind blowing in, is not the ideal scenario for hitting a homer.
But Kris Bryant is silly strong, and he did hit a homer. A massive homer. A Matt-Cain-immediately-realizes-he-badly-hung-one homer:
Did you catch Matt Cain’s shame? This:
The swing gave the Cubs a 3-2 lead, and they would not relinquish that lead by the end of the day.