EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another repost of the game recap from a walkoff home run, this one from Chicago-area native Mike Tauchman, who grew up a Cubs fan. Once again, there will be an epilogue after the lightly-edited recap repost. This concludes this offseason series about Cubs walkoff heroes.

Mike Tauchman grew up in the Chicago suburbs and as a result, has sometimes been termed the “Palatine Pounder.” He rooted for the Cubs as a kid and teenager.

What a thrill, then, it must have been for him to hit his first career walkoff home run for his favorite team, for which he’s performed quite well the last two years. Tauchman’s blast gave the Cubs a sweep of this brief two-game series, a second straight 7-6 win over the White Sox.

Let’s begin at the beginning, and the beginning didn’t last l

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