Mike Tauchman notes unexpected coincidence between his Cubs walk-offs

“My wife had an OBGYN appointment this morning, and she told me that the last walk-off was also when we had an appointment that morning, so I’m going to start taking her to the doctor,” Tauchman told reporters. “We’re going to get a lot of appointments in. Shoutout women’s health care.

Tauchman then made a note that he had permission to share the coincidence with the media.

“She made sure that was the first message I had from her, so I wanted to put that out there," Tauchman said. "She OK’d me sharing it, too.”

Baseball players are a superstitious bunch and if something works once, they’ll probably keep trying it. This one would be a lot more difficult to pull off than some other superstitions, though.

The Cubs certainly needed the win. It marked their third in a row and while the club's playoff odds are low, they aren’t completely out of it. Tauchman might have to save the appointments for big occasions, but at least he knows what the secret is now.