NEWSLETTER
As the rains were coming down hard, it was fair to wonder whether the Cubs and Padres were going to get to finish that game before going into a rain delay. I’m sure nobody really wanted that to happen, which makes Michael Busch a hero twice over.
Just before the worst of it came, on the very first pitch of the bottom of the 9th, Busch sent everyone home:
Some more fun from the big moment …
Let’s start with what a prodigious blast it was:
Here’s Busch talking about the first walk-off homer in his life:
It’s crazy that he’s never done that before in his life, but it’s pretty great to get that first one in the big leagues.
You have to have the audio from Hall of Famer Pat Hughes:
It was a nice birthday present for Miguel Esparza, whose call of the walk-off homer was as good as always:
Some of the in-crowd looks:
More visuals:
