6/9 Cubs (Lester) @ Tigers (Sanchez) - 6:08 pm (CST), CSN

[haubrich91]

[highlight=#000080]Chicago Cubs[/highlight] (30-25) @ [highlight=#000080]Detroit Tigers[/highlight] (30-28)

 

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Jon Lester

2015: 4-4, 3.86 ERA

Career vs. Tigers: 2-4, 4.83 ERA in nine starts. 54 IP, 47 K, 20 BB.

 

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Anibal Sanchez

2015: 3-7, 5.69 ERA

Career vs. Cubs: 2-2, 4.55 ERA in five starts. 27.2 IP, 30 K, 17 BB.

 

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[ctcf]

Did not realize there wasn't a game today. This is not ok.

[DiamondMind]

Well at least we're going to face Sanchez and Greene, who've both struggled mightily this season.

[sontensei]

yowza cabrera has absolutely smashed lester..

[bcl412]

I didn't realize the Tigers were struggling that much.

[Andy]

Well at least we're going to face Sanchez and Greene, who've both struggled mightily this season.

Anibal is outperforming his peripherals, but from owning him in fantasy the first month it sure seemed more to me like it was an Edwin Jackson "my peripherals look undeservedly good" more than "I'm getting unlucky and things will normalize".

[Derwood]

Cubs did not win their 30th game until Game 70 last year (June 18th, to move to 30-40 on the year)

[TruffleShuffle]

good to see lester starting in an AL park, considering his career .000 batting average.

[Guest]

good to see lester starting in an AL park, considering his career .000 batting average.

I hear the AL style of play means there won't be any stolen bases, too.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Any chance Happ is our DH?

[sontensei]

Joe said on the score Montero is the DH so Ross and Montero both in the game, if one of them gets hurt gonna have to bat the pitcher.. lol

[UMFan83]

Joe said on the score Montero is the DH so Ross and Montero both in the game, if one of them gets hurt gonna have to bat the pitcher.. lol

 

@bleedcubbieblue: #Cubs lineup vs #Tigers 6/9 (6:08 CT): Fowler CF, Rizzo 1B, Bryant 3B, Montero DH, Denorfia LF, Castro SS, Lake RF, Ross C, Russell 2B

[Guest]

I like that Ross is hitting where the pitcher normally would.

 

I hate that Ross is in the lineup.

[Derwood]

Joe said on the score Montero is the DH so Ross and Montero both in the game, if one of them gets hurt gonna have to bat the pitcher.. lol

 

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[weis21]

Well played, Derwood.

[Sammy Sofa]

Joe said on the score Montero is the DH so Ross and Montero both in the game, if one of them gets hurt gonna have to bat the pitcher.. lol

 

http://themissouritorch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/d1Z-thats-not-how-it-works-thats-not-how-any-of-this-works.jpg

 

The woman on the left has gigantic, freakishly long arms, and that commercial is very disconcerting because of it.

[sontensei]

What are you talking about if Ross got hurt then the pitcher would have to bat..

 

"The designated hitter can be moved to a fielding position during the game. If the DH is moved to another position, his team forfeits the role of the designated hitter, and the pitcher or another player (the latter possible only in case of a multiple substitution) would bat in the spot of the position player replaced by the former DH. "

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_hitter

[Ding Dong Johnson]

He's actually part right. If Ross gets hurt, the pitcher (or series of pinch hitters) has to go in that spot (assuming Montero goes in to catch). If Montero gets hurt, we get a new DH.

[DiamondMind]

this lineup makes no sense

 

also lester should just walk miggy every AB. wow at those vs numbers.

[Guest]

this lineup makes no sense

 

also lester should just walk miggy every AB. wow at those vs numbers.

I'm curious what happened to Coghlan. otherwise I don't see anything strange.

[DiamondMind]

I feel like since you have the DH and the pitcher doesn't have to hit, Rizzo and Bryant should be moved down a spot

[sontensei]

He's actually part right. If Ross gets hurt, the pitcher (or series of pinch hitters) has to go in that spot (assuming Montero goes in to catch). If Montero gets hurt, we get a new DH.

 

or if its flip flopped tomorrow Ross DH (which would never happen) and montero catching the same holds true.

[sontensei]

I wish the lester caddy catcher was done already, would rather have coghlan and montero in the lineup than ross and montero..

[Guest]

Again, my big question is why Lake over Cogs.

[sontensei]

bunt singles? or cogs is a piece of that trade some guy on twitter said will be announced soon?