CHICAGO – If anything lingers from this season finale weekend at Wrigley Field it will be the intentional walk heard ’round Wrigleyville.

In one last snarky wink between rivals, the Cardinals kept Cubs leadoff hitter Michael Busch from taking a swing at a cycle Saturday afternoon when they intentionally walked him in the top of the eighth inning. Busch had two homers, a triple and a double already in the game, and the Cubs held a hearty four-run lead. The inning was inching closer to giving Busch a shot at his single and the cycle, and that was when Dansby Swanson stole third base.

The Cardinals' response was to rob Busch of the chance.

Wrigley shook and echoed with boos from the crowd of 38,035 as Busch dropped his bat and trotted to first. There was fuming in the Cubs’ dugout.

There

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