The Chicago Cubs landed in the franchise history books again on Saturday thanks to first baseman Michael Busch . In the top of the first inning of Game 1 of the NLDS at American Family Field against the Milwaukee Brewers, Busch launched a leadoff home run on the fourth pitch he saw from Freddy Peralta, giving the Cubs an early 1-0 lead and joining an exclusive club—even as starter Matthew Boyd failed to escape the bottom half of the inning and the Brewers surged ahead 6–1 by the end of the frame.

The blast marked just the third leadoff homer in Cubs postseason history, joining Bob Dernier’s Game 1 shot in the 1984 NLCS vs. the San Diego Padres and Dexter Fowler’s historic Game 7 blast in the 2016 World Series vs. the Cleveland Guardians. Nearly a decade later, Busch’s swing brought ba

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