On a day when the Cubs trailed 6-1 early thanks to pitching shenanigans, it hardly seemed like the stage was set for an unbelievable 9th inning.
But that’s when David Bote did this to tie it:
🎶 Certain as the sun
Rising in the east 🎶 pic.twitter.com/GXHJjwuLcd— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 26, 2018
And Anthony Rizzo did this to walk it off:
Big-league crush job. #Walkoff#EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/o6UkkaFQ7T
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 26, 2018
I am on cloud nine right now. Consider that Bote had just been called up to replace an injured Kris Bryant. And consider that Anthony Rizzo hadn’t homered in A MONTH. And then they combine to do that in the 9th? With the wind blowing in? Monster shots!?!?
The in-crowd walk-off:
OK, Anthony Rizzo. #Cubs pic.twitter.com/IqJHdgv7mb
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) July 26, 2018
And the picture of the day:
And that means EVERYBODY.#EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/fgiuaYGFx8
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 26, 2018
That was quite a nice distraction from obsessively tracking the ongoing Cole Hamels rumors!