Hoerner's Barehanded Grab Seals Cubs' Comeback

0:00It's April 25, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Chicago Cubs, second baseman Niko Hounder, pulled off a wild bear-handed grab and throw Friday night at Dodger Stadium, helping seal their 6-4. Come back win over the Dodgers. Trailing 3-4 in the 7th, a sharp grounder bounced off first baseman Michael Bush's glove into the air. Hounder raced over, leaped, snagged it with his right hand, no mitt needed, then fired to reliever Ryan Rollison covering first just in time. That played kill to key Dodgers threat and kept the Cubs alive. Rollison hustled from the mound, but Hounder anticipated perfectly, landing and whipping the ball ahead of the runner. Hounder called it a perfect storm of luck and hustle, the kind of random magic that makes baseball pop. Hounder cracked a huge smile and even laughed at the absurdity. Teammates lit up seeing it, starter James and Tyallon said, you can tell when Niko digs

1:01a play because he's our process, no flash. Danzby Swanson joked his own diving catch got overshadowed, but loved Hounder's rare joy. The 7th was all defense. Hounder and Sayas Suzuki relayed to Nail a runner at 3rd, then catcher Carson Kelly challenged to call on Shohei Otani for a strikeout. That set up Alex Breggman's tying Homer in the 8th and Swanson's 2 run go ahead blast in the 9th plus his 4 RBI's. Baseball's full of these freak moments that link up just right, showing team grit and that pure fun when it clicks. Hounder's grin set it all.