Willson Contreras hits a walk off bomb in the bottom of the 15th inning, a breakdown
What Happened
In a thrilling 15-inning battle at Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras steps up to the plate in the bottom of the 15th inning with the game tied 2-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Brewers reliever Burch Smith is on the mound, having pitched four innings of scoreless relief. Contreras takes a curveball for a ball, then fouls off a 92 mph fastball. On the next pitch, Contreras crushes a changeup, sending it soaring over the wall for a walk-off home run. As Contreras rounds the bases, he triumphantly raises his finger in the air, celebrating his third walk-off hit in the last five games for the Cubs. His teammates rush to greet him at home plate, with Jason Heyward racing to catch Contreras' flying helmet. The players embrace and congratulate each other on the hard-fought victory. Contreras is seen tearing off his shirt in the excitement, though it appears to catch his neck or necklace in the process. He then turns his attention to Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood, who had thrown four scoreless innings in relief and the two share a sincere moment of appreciation for each other's contributions. The rest of the Cubs players continue to congratulate Contreras, with the catcher showing a bit of cockiness as he tosses his bat aside without watching the ball land. The win marks the Cubs' third walk-off victory in their last five games, an impressive feat given the 15-inning marathon that preceded it. The Wrigley crowd, undeterred by the cold and rainy conditions, erupts in celebration as the Cubs players revel in the drama of the moment.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentbottom of the 15th in Wrigley Burch
Smith is on the mound for the Brewers
going for his fourth inning of relief
I love Burt Smith because he looks like
he's an excommunicated pastor from a
tent that operates on the outskirts of
town opens him up with a curveball 78
then comes fastball 92 he's got him Oh -
that one doesn't catch any of the zone
this one catches too much but teachers
misses it and then what's he go with
here a changeup and it just gets smashed
I don't know why you'd throw that yeah
that is bat ready for it anyway he's
saying let's go let's go running the
bases he rounds third got the finger up
in the air third walk-off in five games
now here we go we got he's gonna toss
the helmet in the air at the same time
Hayward's gonna rack it something right
yeah his feet he throws the helmet so
high he kind of says like hey guys watch
out watch out for that helmet and they
are celebrating this is a third walk-off
in five games for the Cubs and it's 15
innings and it's cold and rainy
there's no Gatorade showers there's not
much there is the shirt getting ripped
off here which somehow hurt his neck
maybe his necklace caught him I pinched
a hair or something I don't know this is
my favorite moment right here he's
giving everyone hugs and then he sees
Chatwood right here he's the pitcher
that went four innings of scoreless ball
and he's the catcher and he looks at
them and this is a sincere good job dude
good job I hit the homerun you're the
hero
love pitcher catcher moments like that
and then back to normal
alright nice job good job good job a hug
from shorebird those seem nice watch
this he doesn't even watch it turns
spins bat flip that's cocky I like it