"After walking off the Reds for the third consecutive game on Wednesday night, they are now just one win behind the Braves for the best record in baseball. Per Marquee's Christopher Kamka, this is the first time they've had three straight walk-offs since June 18-20, 2009."
"Derrek Lee hit a game-tying homer against Wood in the bottom of the 9th to push the game to extras. That's when Ryan Theriot singled home Alfonso Soriano to put the Cubs over the top."
"Neither team scored from innings 7-12, until former Cubs great Luis Valbuena homered against Cubs reliever David Patton to put the road team on top. Kosuke Fukudome led off the bottom of the inning with a single against Wood, then stole second and advanced to third on a bad throw."
The Cubs have experienced remarkable success with three consecutive walk-off victories against the Reds, positioning them just one win behind the Braves for the best record in baseball. This marks their first three-game walk-off streak since June 2009 against the Indians, when Kerry Wood blew two saves in consecutive games. The 2009 series featured memorable moments including Derrek Lee's game-tying homer and Ryan Theriot's game-winning single in the first game, followed by a 13-inning marathon where Kosuke Fukudome and Andrés Blanco contributed to the walk-off victory. According to Cubs historian Ed Hartig, this represents the first time the Cubs have walked off the same opponent in three consecutive games since 1943 against the Giants.
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