07/24 CUBS (Samardzija) @ Arizona (Kennedy) 8:40 CDT, CSN+TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano not in the starting lineup. Hmmmmmmm.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

How can you not like this guy Lake ???

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 19-15 (.559) when they score in the first inning.... 25-39 (.391) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guancous]

Lake > Lillibridge

[Fred Hornkohl]

Root canal > Lillibridge, eh?

[MWV]

With that LD double, Lake's batting average on balls in the air remains 1.000.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 40-32 (.556) when they don't allow any first inning runs.... 4-22 (.154) when they do

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Ballgame64]

Samardzija gets two outs on his first 4 pitches but then needs 20 more to get the final out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have outscored the opponents 60-22 in the 3rd inning.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

I feel like Samardzija has Goldschmidt's number

[MWV]

Gameday had those FB to Goldschmidt at 98 mph.

[Illini Iceman]

I feel like Samardzija has Goldschmidt's number

 

So does Rizzo.

[Ballgame64]

That strikeout of Goldschmidt to end the third was pretty impressive. Time for the offense to score a few.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 10-13 (.435) when they execute a sac bunt.... 34-41 (.453) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Illini Iceman]

I hope that was Lake bunting for a hit and Sveum wasn't sacrificing with his hottest hitter in the 4th inning.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I hope that was Lake bunting for a hit and Sveum wasn't sacrificing with his hottest hitter in the 4th inning.

 

That was the CUBS 3rd sac bunt in their last 24 games. What do you think ?

[Andy]

Nice whack by Rizzo.

[Illini Iceman]

I hope that was Lake bunting for a hit and Sveum wasn't sacrificing with his hottest hitter in the 4th inning.

 

That was the CUBS 3rd sac bunt in their last 24 games. What do you think ?

 

I think it was a dumb idea either way.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 34-18 (.654) when they score first in the game.... 10-36 (.217) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Illini Iceman]

Castro walk.

[ctcf]

Good thing they had Lake bunt.

[Careless]

That's gonna be a GIF

[Cubswin11]

Castro walk.

I don't have the actual right numbers in front of me but he seems to be walking a bit more in the last few weeks

[InconspicuousZ28]

Lake again. Looking good.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Damn.