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Timing the key for Cubs' Michael Busch to shake slump

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ST. LOUIS – The Cubs boiled down Michael Busch’s struggles over the last month to timing, before it all clicked Saturday as he blasted a leadoff double and solo home runs in his first two at-bats of the Cubs’ 9-1 win against the Cardinals.

“Over the course of my career, just had moments [when] timing wasn’t good, mechanically, and stuff like that,” Busch said after the game Saturday. “So there’s always boxes you check. Sometimes you’re getting pitched really well, and you try to figure out a way to win that at-bat.