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Cubs Announcer Had the Most Defeated Two-Word Call of Manny Machado’s HR

Andy Nesbitt

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is congratulated by Jose Iglesias after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs.
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is congratulated by Jose Iglesias after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs. / Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
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The Chicago Cubs were able to beat the San Diego Padres, 2-1, on Tuesday night as they overcame one of the most brutal moments of the MLB season that was summed up perfectly by their play-by-play announcer, Jon Sciambi.

It all happened during Manny Machado's at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning. The third baseman hit two foul balls that were both dropped by the Cubs—the first by right fielder Kyle Tucker and the second by third baseman Gage Workman.

Machado took advantage of those mistakes by then crushing a home run to left center to give the Padres a 1-0 lead.

Cohen's call was perfect: "Geez. ..................... Wow."

Those two foul balls were pretty catchable:

The Cubs won the game in 10 innings to improve to 12-8. The Padres fell to 14-4.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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