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Soler’s slam excites...but doesn’t win game

On a muggy afternoon in Chicago, the San Francisco Giants couldn’t replicate Friday night’s 9th inning magic in their rubber match against the Cubs.

They teased it though. They teased a comeback hard, and the gag got some of us reeeeeeaaaaalll good.

With one swing of the bat, Jorge Soler made a 6-1 game that made you feel like this…

Into a 6-5 game, that made you feel like this…

If I was behind home plate for that blast, I’d be halfway up the netting too.