Frank Schwindel's fly ball to the left field wall that ended Tuesday night's 5-4 loss at San Diego barely missed being just the second grand slam of its kind in the Cubs' long history.
They have 3.
Today, May 9, is the 29th anniversary of the last cycle by a Cubs hitter: Mark Grace.
On this date in 1993, as today, the Cubs' opponent was the Padres. But the game was in Chicago, not at San.
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