Cubs beat Reds on Michael Conforto's walk-off homer on rainy Monday at Wrigley Field
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What happened in the Cubs vs. Reds game on Monday?
No, no.
You know what? You've got to let it flow. Our poor producer, Ray, spilled his coffee. So thanks for christening our studio over here.
No, no. Sorry, Ray. It's okay. The hang-off pitch to Conforto. A swing and a drive. Left center field. It's deep. It's back toward the wall. Cubs win the game.
Michael Conforto with a game-winning homer. Wrigley Field is up for grabs. We've been talking about it a lot lately. Guys being ready when their names called. Conforto sitting on his ass all day. Unbelievable at bat. Right day to put the ball in the air. I'm glad that my teammates put up good at-bats up, that I got another chance in the ninth.
How did Michael Conforto perform during the game?
But, God, I mean, that's pretty incredible right there, being ready for eight, nine innings and getting the job done like that. That's insane.
You said you were sorry to us twice. Pekra Armstrong for cussing. You're not sorry. I like it.
What's up, everybody?
Yeah, that was the vibe last night. The Cubs win in a walk-off 5-4 over the Reds. They have now won 12 straight at Wrigley, make it 16 of the last 19. The streaks all keep going. And Michael Conforto in a pinch-hit home run situation. That was his first ever walk-off pinch-hit home run. And he's been in the league a long time, gets it done opposite field, and the Cubs take the game over the Reds. And Pekra Armstrong put himself in a good position, too, with the triple to get the Cubs to help come back. And Marshall Harris, our own Ray Diaz, not only went to the game early after they said it was going to be moved up to 6-10, you stayed for the whole thing on a Monday night when we had work the next day.
That's right, because I wasn't leaving, man. I had to see that win come to fruition, especially against a division opponent, against the Reds for the first time this season.
What was the significance of Conforto's walk-off homer?
I wasn't going anywhere, man. That's where I needed to be. Ray, the text line wants to know, 217, they want us to know if you were contemplating just how long you would stay after PCA tied the game. You know, there's nobody on base. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I was staying. 15 innings, you're there. I was going to stay. I was not leaving. I'm not f***ing leaving. And shout out to my girlfriend, Lola. She was with me, and she was willing to stay. Because we had to have the conversation. Once the game situation was what it was, I was like, look. I got to stay. I'm not leaving. She was on board with it.
So shout out to Lola. Eighth inning. They load the bases. Graham Ashcraft is a dude. He's not going to let just anybody get on base. And Carson Kelly, who I thought would come through with the three pitch, just swing at everything at bat. And I was like, dang it, Carson Kelly. You've made me so happy the past few months. What is that? Well, maybe not in the offseason. But the point is, last season, recently.
He's made you happy since the start of 2025, if we're keeping it a buck. He's made all Cubs fans happy.
Carson Kelly has come through. He's in a Howard Ankin commercial, for goodness sake. The man has come up. That's one of the measurements, you know, is whether you're in the commercial. And there he is, just nodding confidently about who to call. So... He's up. It's four to three, three pitch strikeout, all swinging. And I'm like, I don't know that I would have probably exercised the same lack of caution and just try to be like, I'm swinging for a grand slam.
You got to remember, this is a guy who sat through.
How did the weather affect the game experience?
Drop me like one of your French girls.
a moved up start time, which ended up in a rain delay. It was like, all right, I can get us out of here.
Game starts at seven 50. What did I say to use on the group thread? When I was leaving the office yesterday, they moved the game up to six 10. I left the office at like three something. And I'm like, I don't, I don't know, guys. I feel like this air is already pretty heavy. Like you could feel a mixing of the temperatures. I don't think that the rate, I think the rain's coming sooner rather than later. And then it did.
Down in South Loop, it was raining hard. Like the sky emptied out. Fell out. There was a rainbow.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened in the Cubs vs. Reds game on Monday?
0:00–0:55
2
How did Michael Conforto perform during the game?
0:55–2:08
3
What was the significance of Conforto's walk-off homer?
2:08–3:44
4
How did the weather affect the game experience?
3:44–4:24
5
What role did Pekra Armstrong play in the game?
4:24–6:49
6
What were the key moments leading up to the walk-off?
6:49–14:29
7
How did the Cubs manage their pitching strategy?
14:29–15:04
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