5/21 Cubs (Garza) @ Pirates (Rodriguez) 6:05 CDT, CSN TV

[bukie]

Rotation upgrade...complete?

[Sammy Sofa]

Mega thrusters are go.

[Schwarber Fan]

I'll be at the next 2... and not surprisingly, I am worried about rain.

[weis21]

It's my birthday - win please!

[haubrich91]

10 months to the day since Matt Garza's last major league start...feels like so much longer. So glad he's back!

[Little Slide Rooter]

I'll be at the next 2... and not surprisingly, I am worried about rain.

 

FWIW, weather app says between 12-2 there's a 40-50% chance of rain and then nothing until 9 when it's 30%.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

We are up against Wandy tonight, doesn't it always seem like he gives the Cubs fits?

[jersey cubs fan]

We are up against Wandy tonight, doesn't it always seem like he gives the Cubs fits?

 

Well, he's 8-7 against them with an ERA of 3.56 and OPS against of 745, compared to a career of 89-90, 4.00 and 735. He did well against them in 2012 and not so well in 2011. It may seem like he gives them fits, but not really anymore than a typical decent pitcher would.

[Fred Hornkohl]

bukie's return too, eh?

[bukie]

Yep, spent 5 days so far out of town I didn't have cell service, let alone data.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The great comeback begins now. .500 by July 15.

 

BABIPwRISP is a good start.

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LOL, Garza doubles.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Alrighty then!

[Epsteenie]

Who needs a DH when our pitchers are hitting like this.

[Guest]

Looks like Garza caught the "Cubs pitcher can hit this year" bug.

[Sammy Sofa]

Cubs pitchers will not be denied at the plate.

[Guest]

Coming into today, Cubs pitchers were first in 2B, TB and RBI, tied for first in HR and third in hits. They were also 5th/5th/1st/2nd in the slash stats (I excluded a couple AL teams who only had a handful of ABs here, such as Detroit, who would have been 1st in OPS but only had 3 ABs).

[Sammy Sofa]

Scrumptious.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I went out to do a little yard work when Garza came up and could not [expletive] believe my eyes when it was 3-0 when I came back in. Had to rewind the DVR to get visual evidence.

[Guest]

Anyone have an idea on what type of pitch limit Garza is on today?

[Epsteenie]

Anyone have an idea on what type of pitch limit Garza is on today?

 

85-90

[KaiserCesar]

If Garza doesn't get some quick innings together, could we see a piggyback with Villanueva taking the game deep?

[MWV]

Castro crushed that one... for an out. Is it just me, or has he been hitting a lot of deep fly ball outs lately?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Garza with a hit and a defensive play where he did not look like a dope. Holy [expletive], I'm buying a lotto ticket tonight.

[KaiserCesar]

Castro crushed that one... for an out. Is it just me, or has he been hitting a lot of deep fly ball outs lately?

 

He had a couple on Sunday and has been hitting more fly balls this year per Fangraphs. Hopefully they turn into HR's this summer.

[Guest]

Looks like Garza's day is done. Rondon coming in.