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Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas hit a popup to shallow right field with one out in the sixth inning, a routine play in most situations on most days.

But the wind at Wrigley Field, which was blowing out, carried the ball. Throw in that Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner was covering second base as Corbin Carroll attempted to swipe the bag, and that 90-foot popup, per Statcast, became a worrisome moment.

“I saw the ball go up and I was like ‘Nobody’s going to get it?’” Cubs catcher Carson Kelly said after the Cubs’ 8-4 win on Sunday, their fifth straight and 11th consecutive at home.

Hoerner darted from second base to shallow right field, running a J-shaped route to catch the ball. He was able to fake Carroll out enough that the speedy outfielder hesitated to run back to first. The Cubs’ Gold Glove Award-winning second baseman caught the ball, spun, jumped and then threw to Michael Busch at first base to complete the inning-ending double play.

Per Statcast, Hoerner needed 42 feet to catch the ball that had a .000 expected batting average, but he ended up travelling 87 feet as it hung for 4.9 seconds.

“I feel like popups at Wrigley are kind of a funky thing in general and have some weirdness to ’em,” Hoerner said after the win.

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