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Michael Conforto's pinch-hit walk-off shot lifts Cubs over Reds
Michael Conforto’s pinch-hit blast capped a two-run ninth as the Cubs extended their home winning streak to 12 games.
- On Monday, pinch-hitter Michael Conforto hit a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.
- The National League Central-leading Cubs secured their sixth consecutive win and extended their home streak to 12 games, while the Reds lost their fourth straight game.
- Following Seiya Suzuki's 455-foot three-run home run earlier, Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled and Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the ninth.
- Spencer Steer drove in pinch runner Blake Dunn in the eighth inning for a 4-3 Reds lead, but closer Emilio Pagan surrendered the winning runs in the ninth.
- Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon looks to win his second straight start, while LHP Andrew Abbott takes the mound for the Reds in the upcoming contest.
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Column: Home-field advantage looking real for the Chicago Cubs after a walk-off win
It was a Wrigleyesque ending, making believers of Cubs fans. Pete Crow-Armstrong scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly in the ninth, then Michael Conforto homered for the win.
Michael Conforto's walk-off homer caps Cubs' rally to beat Reds
Folks are trained to pay attention to the weather at Wrigley Field.They can tell you how the Cubs are faring this season when the wind blows out (7-1).They can tell you how they do when the wind blows in (4-4).They can even tell you how they do in a crosswind, whether it arrives from the southeast or northwest (3-0).And after Monday night, they can tell you what happens when a rainbow, mimicking the high arc of a home run by Seiya Suzuki, materi…
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