Bote was the first to hit a walk-off grand slam down 3-0 since Samuel Byrd of the Reds on May 25, 1936. Was any moment from the Cubs' 2018 season more dramatic, more exciting, more fun or more ultimate than David Bote's walk-off grand slam to beat the Washington Nationals? It was David Bote's first ever walk-off and just his third grand slam. ... David Bote's walk-off grand slam stuns Nationals, sends Cubs to wild 4-3 victory. Chicago third baseman David Bote hit a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam Sunday night to give the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Nationals. The side angle of Bote’s swing and bat flip is …
This is just the latest chapter in the incredible story of Bote , an 18th-round draft pick who endured seven seasons in the minor leagues before being called up to the majors. "This is the ultimate excitement," Hamels said of Bote's blast, the first walk-off grand slam by a Cubs player when trailing by three runs since Ellis Burton hit one on Aug. 31, 1963.
Washington led the game 3-0 in the bottom of the ninth.
Cubs Classics: David Bote’s ultimate grand slam 3 months ago • Tony Andracki It’s the scenario children dream about when playing in their backyard: bottom of the 9th, two outs, two strikes, your team down 3 runs…and you hit a game-winning grand slam.
Washington led the game 3-0 in the bottom of the ninth. "It's the thing that [happens] when you're a kid in the backyard and you're visualizing trying to win games," Hamels said. Bote's blast was also deemed the Cubs' second-best homer of the decade by MLB.com.
"It's the thing that [happens] when you're a kid in the backyard and you're visualizing trying to win games," Hamels said. It was the Cubs' first walk-off grand slam while trailing by three runs since Ellis Burton achieved the rare feat on Aug. 31, 1963. It was the Cubs' first walk-off grand slam while trailing by three runs since Ellis Burton achieved the rare feat on Aug. 31, 1963.
With two out in the bottom of the ninth and facing a two-strike count, Cubs pinch hitter David Bote delivered a walk-off grand slam to stun the Nationals on Sunday night at Wrigley.
Among those grand slams, it was the 15th hit with two outs. The first came in high school at Faith Christian, in Colorado. "It's a grand slam baby and now it's another walk-off for him," teammate Anthony Rizzo joked.
Bote's blast was also deemed the Cubs' second-best homer of the decade by MLB.com. Chicago third baseman David Bote hit a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam Sunday night to give the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Nationals.