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Kyle Schwarber crushed an NLCS homer, dropped his bat and set off a Cubs bullpen dance party

The Cubs returned home to Wrigley Field to host the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series presented by Camping World on Tuesday night, and right off the bat -- literally -- fans had something to cheer about.
In the bottom of the first inning, slugger Kyle Schwarber stepped up against Yu Darvish and clubbed an opposite-field homer that landed well up in the left-field bleachers. Schwarber celebrated with a pretty solid bat-drop as he started his trot: 

Meanwhile, the Cubs bullpen did what the Cubs bullpen does when there's something to celebrate. They danced:

Just a typical sequence at the Friendly Confines.
In the end, though, that was all the offense the Cubs had on the night as they lost, 6-1
Tune in to NLCS Game 4 on Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET/8 CT/6 PT on TBS.

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