6/14 Reds (DeSclafani) @ Cubs (Lester) 7:08 PM CST, ESPN

[Clem Fandango]

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[d_money]

Please Lester....go 7+ tonight.

[Schwarber Fan]

What's it gonna take to get some sunshine?

[HendryWallet]

ESPN crew will find a way to blame Castro for Lester's recent struggles

[Fred Hornkohl]

Forty years ago today, Sat 14 June 1975, the CUBS lost to Cincinnati 11-3 at Wrigley Field after losing to them the day before 18-11.

 

CUBS are 10,544-10,092 (0.511)

CUBS are 1,151-1.137 (0.503) vs. Cincinnati

CUBS are 629-529 (0.543) vs. Cincinnati at home

CUBS are 76-65 (0.539) vs. Cincinnati in June at home

CUBS are 1-2 (0.333) vs. Cincinnati on 14 June at home

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
049  Wed  06/14/1899    Cincinnati                1- 2    
057  Sat  06/14/1958    Cincinnati                4- 3    
059  Sat  06/14/1975    Cincinnati                3-11    
064  Sun  06/14/2015    Cincinnati

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[UMFan83]

ESPN crew will find a way to blame Castro for Lester's recent struggles

 

And for any rain delays that may occur

[Cubswin11]

ESPN crew will find a way to blame Castro for Lester's recent struggles

I fully expect them to refer to Russell as the SS of the future, Castro's replacement, best SS in the system, etc. multiple times throughout the broadcast.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, yay, it's David Ross Day, even though Montero is in "see ball/annhilate ball"-mode right now.

[Cubswin11]

Oh, yay, it's David Ross Day, even though Montero is in "see ball/annhilate ball"-mode right now.

So, so dumb. Not that Montero over Ross needs more justification than the surface of it, but LH batters have nearly a .140 higher OPS than RH batters vs DeSclafani on his career as well. .647 vs .781.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, yay, it's David Ross Day, even though Montero is in "see ball/annhilate ball"-mode right now.

So, so dumb. Not that Montero over Ross needs more justification than the surface of it, but LH batters have nearly a .140 higher OPS than RH batters vs DeSclafani on his career as well. .647 vs .781.

 

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Right now this all Lester deserves:

 

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[PrimeTime]

how many times have we been at 6 games over .500 and then lose the next game? About 3 or 4 times This season? Let's win this and get 7 over please.

[Schwarber Fan]

how many times have we been at 6 games over .500 and then lose the next game? About 3 or 4 times This season? Let's win this and get 7 over please.

 

Twice, but let's do it anyways.

[Guest]

how many times have we been at 6 games over .500 and then lose the next game? About 3 or 4 times This season? Let's win this and get 7 over please.

 

Twice, but let's do it anyways.

 

This is the 5th time we've been 6 over .500.

[Schwarber Fan]

how many times have we been at 6 games over .500 and then lose the next game? About 3 or 4 times This season? Let's win this and get 7 over please.

 

Twice, but let's do it anyways.

 

This is the 5th time we've been 6 over .500.

 

I was never good at math.

[Sammys Boombox]

We got to 7 over once, right?

 

EDIT: Nope. In my mind we had, but that was before Goldschmidt hit that bomb. Something something chickens hatching before counting.

[DiamondMind]

Please stop sucking Lester. In his last two starts hitters are putting up a 410 BAA. Ugh.

[jersey cubs fan]

That's just schlitterific

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[bukie]

Good chance Schlitter is the first arm out of the pen today.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Now that Schlitter is back up please please throw a complete game Lester! If you want a win that's going to be your only hope Lester!

[XZero771679666304]

That's just schlitterific

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God [expletive] damn it, I wish someone would just launch that guy into the sun or something.

[Schwarber Fan]

Truffle - thoughts on the forecast?

[Andy]

We have [expletive] 8 relievers, how do we keep getting to this point? It wasn't that long ago that 7 seemed excessive.

[Ski]

Is there literally no better option than Schlitter in Iowa?

[bukie]

Three straight starts that didn't go past the fifth, including an extra inning game?

[Clem Fandango]

Good chance Schlitter is the first arm out of the pen today.

 

Well, so much for my hopes of a game thread winning streak