Bote walk-off slam rescues Cubs after Max's gem

Bote's walk-off grand slam CHICAGO -- Pitching duels are great, but so are home runs, and rookie David Bote hit one he'll never forget. Bote smacked a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning on Sunday night to lift the Cubs to a stunning 4-3 victory over the Nationals.

Trailing, 3-0, with one out in the ninth against Ryan Madson, Jason Heyward reached on an infield single and Albert Almora Jr. was hit by a pitch. One out later, Willson Contreras also was hit to load the bases. Bote launched a 2-2 pitch from Madson

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It was the Cubs' 37th come-from-behind win this season.

Both teams were stymied in the first seven innings as Cole Hamels and Max Scherzer staged…