For the second straight night, the Cubs and Marlins went into extras tied at two. Jason Heyward stepped in with an 0-2 count and a plan forming on the mound: bust him inside, then go low and away. But the pitch missed his spot. Heyward made them pay, turning on it and launching a line drive into the left-field seats for a walk-off homer. He stayed calm rounding the bases while the crowd erupted. Teammates stormed the field, tossing sunflower seeds and dumping Gatorade.
Heyward casually flipped his helmet as he reached home. Baez and the rest joined late for the celebration, which involved plenty of stomping, seed showers, and yelling. In the postgame interview, the Cubs kept the party going. After the first bucket of Gatorade soaked Heyward, he thought it was over, but they hit him again. Headphones flew off, and the cold set in. He barely got them back on before another one hit. The Cubs made sure he felt every bit of that walk-off moment.