Perfect through three innings, old friend Brett Anderson walked Ian Happ to lead off the fourth inning. There goes the perfect game, right? And then Willson Contreras made sure the no-hitter and the shutout disappeared immediately thereafter.
409 feet to center field, and the crowd knew it right away:
.@WContreras40 swats his first home run of the season!@BinnysBev pic.twitter.com/obMrqeUgw3
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 6, 2021
Contreras had a rough first series of the year, but he gets on the board with his first homer of the year.