Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good – Cubs 4, Nationals 3

Game Sixty-Three – Cubs 4, Nationals 3

WP – Hector Rondon (1-1, BS 1) LP – Sammy Solis (1-2) Save – None

Albert Almora Jr. stepped to the plate for his first at bat of the night with one out in the ninth inning and the game tied at three. Addison Russell worked a walk to start the ninth. David Ross bunted him to second. And it was up to the youngest player on the Cubs’ roster with the go ahead run in scoring position.

Albert Almora Jr. ripped the first pitch from Sammy Solis into left center. Russell raced to third and Gary Jones waived him in. Russell scored as Almora Jr. slid in at second with a double. Almora Jr. showed raw emotion on the field that can only be made by a rookie delivering…