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- [Man 1] Christopher Morel is making his Major League debut and the 3-2.
Swing and a drive, deep left field, it's got a chance, gone.
- [Man 2] That was hammered. Left field.
Oh my goodness. Why not?
- You've got to be kidding me.
- Welcome to the Chicago Cubs, Christopher Morel.
- Here's the 2-2 pitch.
Swinging a ground ball, base hit, center field.
How about that, kid?
Morel rounds first, takes a big turn and holds on.
- [Man 3] Good at bat there from Morel. There's one out a man on board.
- Runner takes off, throw down, and safe.
- I think he went from 0 to 60 in a hurry.
- [inaudible] ground ball to left field.
Here comes Villar around to score.
Morel delivers.
And it's 2-2.
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That one in the air, center field, going back.
Gone.
- He's only played in four big-league games and that's his second home run.
- Bring the positive energy.
Go ahead.
And that's ripped out towards right-center field and a base hit.
And the winning run is on base.
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That one ripped right back up the middle, and Morel with a base hit.
- Line drive base hit to left, now that's a quality at bat.
He made him work and he ended the story with a single into left field.
- Grounded, fair ball down the line and that's heading to the corner.
And Morel with a double.
- He lines one down the left field line.
This is going to be in there for extra bases.
- That's the second hit of the ball game by Morel.
- Christopher Morel steps in, first pitch of the game.
Lined into left-center field.
That's going to fall in there for a base hit.
Morel with round first and hold on.
One down, a runner at third, Cubs lead 2-1 top of the 10th.
A ground ball, base hit, left field, an insurance run is in.
Morel continues to get the job done.
- Morel is pumped up.
- He's on base for the 11th consecutive time.
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Morel lines one down the left field line.
Morel to second, holding with a double, clapping his hands.
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- Base hit, right field.
So Morel is aboard and he's hit in 10 in a row.
- Every day he looks a little bit better.
- That one drilled to the air, right field, pretty well struck.
Way back Taylor, can't make the play.
Morel speeding around second on his way to third and he's got a triple.
- Morel hits this ball long way down the line.
In most ballparks, that's a home run.
- Jason Alexander comes back 3-2.
He has now been on base in all 15 big league games he has played.
- Runners go.
Pitch low, throw to third.
Wild throw.
Here comes Morel to score, Contreras to third.
Cubs lead 1 to nothing.
- 3-3 ball game.
Morel at the plate. The one-two.
This will do the job.
It is caught by the left fielder, Yelich.
Heyward tags, here comes the throw.
Not in time.
Fly the W.
Cubs win.
Christopher Morel ends the game with a sacrifice fly and the Cubs walk it off.
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- That's drilled left field.
That one over the head of Yepez at the wall.
Morel racing for second and he's in with a double.
- St. Louis Cardinals, say hello to Christopher Morel.
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Here's a bouncer wide of third, off the glove of a diving Arenado.
It goes into left field for a base hit.
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- That one lined out into left-center field, that's a base hit.
Tracking it down is Nootbaar, Madrigal will stop at third and Morel's got himself a double.
- Second hit of the ball game for Morel.
He singled in the fourth and now a double here in the sixth.
- Two on 2 out in the 6th and a payoff pitch from Helsley to Morel.
Into left field.
That's down to tie the game.
Donovan over to cut it off.
Morel on his way to second.
He delivers again with another clutch hit.
It's 3-3.
- He went with the slider but he hung it and Morel was ready for it.
Really great at bat for the kid.
He's loving life, and he is bringing energy.
He's fired up.
- And Morel will hit a ground ball, base hit up the middle.
Did I say 19?
Could I please change that to 20 consecutive games reaching base.
- So here is Morel.
That's drilled left field.
That one way back, and that is gone.
One pitch and it is 1 nothing.
Morel ambushes Bradish and the Cubs on top.
- He is something else. - Yeah.
- He keeps his on-base streak alive at 21 on the very first pitch of the ball game.
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- Drilled to center.
This ball is well struck.
That one way back and that one is off the wall.
Heyward being sent around third, racing for third is Morel and he'll slide
in with an RBI triple.
Christopher Morel with another bolt.
And it's 8-3.
That's pretty impressive.
- Yeah, it sure was.
Two really good swings for Morel here tonight.
- First pitch to Morel, ground ball, base hit into left field.
- Morel lines one fair down the left field line, a base hit.
- Christopher Morel has now reached base in 22 consecutive games.
- I mean, how do you not smile watching that kid play?
- Yeah, he just lights up the room.
And the room on this occasion is Wrigley Field.
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