With temperatures finally dropping in Chicago, it was a much more October atmosphere at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. Naturally, Game 3 began with a bewitching type of play.

The Brewers put runners on first and second base with one out in the top of the first inning before catcher William Contreras hit a high pop up on the infield. Normally, that type of hit would immediately be called an out under the infield fly rule.

The umpires didn’t make that call this time. Cubs first baseman Michael Busch was standing in the sun and quickly made it clear he couldn’t find the ball. Nico Hoerner made a sprint from second base but couldn’t get there in time, and the ball landed about two-thirds of the way up the first base line, maybe 15 feet in fair territory.

The runners took off once the ball hit

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