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Horrible call gifts Cubs series win over former Cardinals' manager Mike Shildt

For all of the whining that Chicago Cubs fans did last week regarding St. Louis Cardinals' manager Oliver Marmol's sensible decision to intentionally walk Michael Busch and "rob" him of a chance to hit for the cycle, they seem to be eerily quiet regarding the horrible call that pushed them to the NLDS on Thursday night.

In case you missed Game 3 between the Cubs and the San Diego Padres, the Padres were down 3-1 entering the top of the ninth, and Xander Bogaerts led off the inning facing Brad Keller. Keller got into a 3-2 count against Bogaerts, and proceeded to miss the strike zone low and away with a 97 MPH fastball that should have sent Bogaerts to first base with a lead-off walk.