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A sheet of rain fell down from the sky over Wrigley Field. From the on-deck circle, the Cubs’ Michael Busch heard fans cry out in a mixture of surprise, dismay and jubilation as the weather set up a Hollywood ending to the Cubs’ battle with the Padres on Tuesday.
Through the rain, Busch made his way to the batter’s box to lead off the ninth inning of a tie game. As Padres reliever Enyel De Los Santos delivered the first pitch of the inning, lightning flashed above. And Busch extended through the high fastball, sending it into the right field bleachers for the first walk-off home run of his career.