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Now seen as one of Cubs' biggest offensive threats, Busch looking to take next step

MESA, Ariz. -- Five months later, Nico Hoerner still remembers the sequence. The Padres had hard-throwing reliever Robert Suarez on the mound at Wrigley Field and he threw four consecutive changeups to Cubs slugger Michael Busch. In a tense October environment, Busch swung through two of them and watched two

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Ian Happ's solo home run00:00:31

Ian Happ belts a solo home run to left-center field, tying the game at 3 in the bottom of the 5th inning

Shota Imanaga strikes out three over 3 2/3 innings00:00:50

Shota Imanaga strikes out three batters over 3 2/3 innings pitches and allows three earned runs against the A's

Pedro Ramirez's solo home run00:00:29

Pedro Ramirez drills an opposite-field solo home run to put the Cubs on the board with a 1-0 lead in the 1st

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