Cubs third baseman David Bote charged down the line and called off pitcher Alec Mills.
Bote snagged the bunt with his bare right hand and slung it across is body. Bote’s throw to first beat the Royals’ Adalberto Mondesi by half a step.
“It does nothing but fire you up,” Mills said after the Cubs’ 2-0 win over the Royals on Monday.
Bote had been filling in for Kris Bryant at third for the previous two games, but when Bryant returned on Monday, Bote remained in the lineup. Even as a role player, Bote entered Monday's series opener with a top-5 batting average (.