Cubs rookie Christopher Morel took a deep breath before delivering a walk-off sacrifice fly Wednesday.
He said after the Cubs’ 4-3 extra-innings win that he was taking catcher Willson Contreras’ advice: “Hey, breathe, take your time.”
Morel had fouled off the first two pitches of the 10th-inning plate appearance. He watched a changeup that fell out of the strike zone. Then, he drove the fourth pitch to center field.
“I wanted to put the ball in play,” Morel said, “and [Jason] Heyward is a good runner. I trusted Heyward in this moment.”
The fly ball was deep enough for Jason Heyward to tag up at third and score.