Kris Bryant Hit A Walk Off Home Run vs the Marlins, A Breakdown
What Happened
Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs steps up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the game tied 3-3 against the Miami Marlins. The crowd at Wrigley Field is on the edge of their seats, anticipating a dramatic finish. Bryant digs in as Marlins pitcher Jarlin García delivers the first pitch, a blazing 97 mph fastball up in the zone. The second pitch is another high-90s heater and the third pitch is a slightly lower offering that Bryant crushes deep over the left field wall for a walk-off home run. As Bryant trots around the bases, his Cubs teammates spill out of the dugout in celebration. Veteran infielder Neil Walker heads to the mound to congratulate the dejected Marlins pitcher, acknowledging the tough defeat. Outfielder Albert Almora Jr. leaps and bounds towards home plate, overcome with excitement. "That was a little breakfast club fist pump," remarks the announcer, referring to Bryant's understated celebration as he crosses the plate. The Cubs players mob Bryant, with first baseman Anthony Rizzo grabbing him by the belt and catcher Willson Contreras wrapping him in a bear hug. Utility man David Descalzo gets left hanging for a high-five, before Contreras steps in to make sure he doesn't feel left out. "I got you, Descalzo," Contreras says, putting his arm around his teammate. The Cubs players continue the celebration, dousing Bryant with multiple Gatorade showers as he grins and accepts the deluge. "What the fuck, guys?" Bryant exclaims, laughing off the drenching. The walk-off blast capped off a hard-fought contest between the two National League clubs. The Marlins had taken an early 3-0 lead, but the resilient Cubs chipped away to tie the game in the late innings, setting the stage for Bryant's heroics. This dramatic victory extends the Cubs' winning streak and further solidifies their hold on a playoff spot, much to the delight of the raucous Wrigley faithful.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentBy popular demand, Chris Bryant hit a walk -off yesterday. First pitch, 97 high. Second
pitch, 97 high. Third pitch, 97 a little bit lower. Don't come lower. Oh, you
went lower. Why'd you do that? You geared him up for that thing. Boom. Home
run. That was a little breakfast club fist pump. Neil Walker says, I'm going to
get out of here. Pitcher says, yeah, Neil, me too. I'm out of here. Let's
get out of here. This place sucks. He's like, ah, I love it here. Everyone
comes out. We got to throw it. We're throwing gloves. We're popping around. We got,
uh, look at, look at Elmora just jumping like a leapfrog. Look at that. He's
got hops. Look at that. Everyone touches home plate. Um says, okay, time for me
to start thinking about dinner. Let's see what goes on here. Rizzo's got him by
the belt. Schwarber's trying to rip the jersey off. Elmora's trying to rip the jersey
off. Let's beat the shit out of this guy. All right. No, actually, no, we're
just joking. We like you. Let's give you hugs now. Contreras comes up with a
little back hug. That's love. Now, more with a hug. Sorry for ripping your jersey.
Rizzo says, good job. I was going to do it right after you, though, but
good job. Look at this. Descalzo gets left hanging here. Gets left hanging.
Contreras, catcher, team leader, says, I got you, Descalzo. I got you. He's like, okay.
Now, Chris, okay, good job. Oh, they get him with the Gatorade. This is pretty
good. One Gatorade, got him. You think that's all that he's going to get, right?
Oh, no. Here they come with another head shot. He's like, what the fuck, guys?
Jeez, how many do you have? Dope. They come back, hand him the buck. He's
like, I don't want this. He goes, more? What the hell?
Cubs win.