9/5 Diamondbacks (Ray) @ Cubs (Arrieta) 1:20 CST, CSN

[PrimeTime]

Nice way to get out of it.. 25 pitches that inning tho

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 63-34 (.649) when they don't allow any first inning runs.... 13-23 (.361) when they do

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Ski]

Come on, Arrieta. Get out of it.

[Fred Hornkohl]

DBacks are seeing 5.00 P/PA through 1 inning.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[ScrubMD]

I agree with Arrieta's decision to let them get a hit so that there'd be no pressure for him to go unnecessarily deep in the game, but I don't understand why he let them get his pitch count so high.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 73-55 (.570) when they draw 1 or more walks.... 3-2 (.600) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 30-9 (.769) when they score in the first inning.... 46-48 (.489) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 32-26 (.552) when the opponent GIDPs at least once.... 44-31 (.587) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

DBacks are seeing 4.75 P/PA through 2 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[PrimeTime]

Ugly Baez K

[BigSlick]

Ugly Baez K

He's gonna have those, even in the best of times

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 72-47 (.605) when they draw 2 or more walks.... 4-10 (.286) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 16-10 (.615) when their pitcher gets a hit.... 60-47 (.561) when he doesn't

CUBS are 17-7 (.708) when they execute a sac bunt.... 59-50 (.541) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[BigSlick]

Bah

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are seeing 4.00 P/PA through 2 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Ski]

Ace Robbie Ray.

[Fred Hornkohl]

DBacks are seeing 4.73 P/PA through 3 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

How 'bout one of them dongs that we've become so accustomed to ???

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 33-15 (.688) when they get hit by a pitch.... 43-42 (.506) when they don't.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Ski]

[expletive] that.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are seeing 3.92 P/PA through 3 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[BigSlick]

BAH

[Fred Hornkohl]

DBacks are seeing 4.57 P/PA through 4 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[ScrubMD]

I like home run cubs. Bring back the home run cubs!

[squally1313]

Potentially unpopular opinion, but since we're more or less locked in to the one game playoff, should the Cubs be giving any thought to watching arrietas innings before October? He's already at his career high, and he'll finish today 30something innings above last year.