5/20 Cubs (Arrieta) @ Giants (Peavy), 9:15 PM CDT, WGN

[cubscott34]

Ok Cubs. It's time to go back to the immortal Gods you were just a couple weeks ago and this guy is just the guy to get us there:

 

 

He's going to match up with this unworthy opponent (and against Jake, who honestly isn't):

 

http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/40/52/54/8563466/5/920x920.jpg

 

And that blank stare is exactly what Peavy will be doing once we unleash the power of the dongs as he wonders in awe what hit him.

 

I'm going to be at this game with really good seats so I hope to post some pictures in the game thread.

Cubs win this 7-1 scoring all seven runs in the first three innings as Peavy gets an early shower and sees his already bloated ERA rise even more.

 

Go Cubs!!

:clapping: :flythew: :clapping: :flythew:

[Sammys Boombox]

Is Peavy going to be singing Go Cubs Go after he gets pulled after 1.1 innings?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Is Peavy going to be singing Go Cubs Go after he gets pulled after 1.1 innings?

he will be singing "no Cubs no" as they are rounding the bases, driving up his precious (and already enormous) ERA

[CubInOK]

The BABIP gods look favorably on their chosen one in this contest. Arrieta gives us 8 innings of 1 hit baseball (no doubt double to Crawford), only 3 Ks, but no walks. Cubs get 13 hits and 7 walks and win 6-0.

[soccer10k]

The Cubs are 3-5 in their last eight games. However, two of those losses were by 1 run, two by 2 runs and 1 by 3 runs. A couple things go different, they could have been 5-3 or better. Additionally, in that stretch, the Cubs are a +3 RD because of two big wins over Pittsburgh.

 

Despite going 3-5, the Cubs are still 28-11, which is a pace of 116 wins.

 

And the difference between the Cubs and the second best team (O's, White Sox, Nats, Red Sox) is 0.5 more than the difference between those teams and the 14th best team (Marlins).

[wvcbxl]

That's a 4:15 AM start for me, so I'll pass.

 

Suffice to say I will enjoy the highlights of a Cubs win during breakfast.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I very much like our chances with Arrieta vs. Peavy and Lester vs. Cain. Hendricks vs. Mad Bum; not so much.

 

On a side note, if all healthy and in their prime, the Giants rotation (Mad Bum, Peavy, Cueto, Cain, Shark) would be one for the ages.

[Banedon]

That's a 4:15 AM start for me, so I'll pass.

 

Suffice to say I will enjoy the highlights of a Cubs win during breakfast.

 

I think I'd rather get up for a 4:15am start than try to stay up for a late game. It's highly likely I'll fall asleep on the couch watching this one.

 

West coast times are the worst unless you live there.

[Sammys Boombox]

At least this year the Cubs got almost all of their late weeknight start times out of the way in week 1.

[Banedon]

The worst thing about the late start today is that the taste of that Brewers series has to linger for that much longer. Today is the day we needed a day game....

[UMFan83]

At least this year the Cubs got almost all of their late weeknight start times out of the way in week 1.

 

5 more games that start after 7:40 PM including tonight

 

5/20 @ Giants 9:15

8/5 @ A's 9:05

8/22 @ Padres 9:10

8/23 @ Padres 9:10

8/26 @ Dodgers 9:10

[Omar]

Cubs v. Peavy

Name               PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Miguel Montero     32  28  6  2  0  1   3  4  8  .214  .313  .393  .705  0  0   0   0         0
Ben Zobrist        23  21  5  2  0  2   3  1  6  .238  .261  .619  .880  0  1   0   0         0
Anthony Rizzo      14  14  3  0  1  0   0  0  3  .214  .214  .357  .571  0  0   0   0         1
David Ross         14  12  1  0  0  0   0  2  5  .083  .214  .083  .298  0  0   0   0         2
Kris Bryant         5   4  3  1  0  0   3  1  0  .750  .800 1.000 1.800  0  0   0   0         0
Jason Heyward       4   4  2  0  0  1   1  0  0  .500  .500 1.250 1.750  0  0   0   0         0
Tommy La Stella     4   4  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  .250  .250  .500  .750  0  0   0   0         0
Addison Russell     4   3  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  1   0   0         1
Javier Baez         3   3  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  .667  0  0   0   0         1
Dexter Fowler       3   3  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jake Arrieta        2   2  1  0  1  0   0  0  1  .500  .500 1.500 2.000  0  0   0   0         0
Kyle Hendricks      2   2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jorge Soler         2   2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Travis Wood         2   2  2  0  0  1   4  0  0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500  0  0   0   0         0
Total             114 104 26  6  2  5  15  8 25  .250  .298  .490  .789  0  2   0   0         5
Has not faced: Tim Federowicz & Has not faced pitchers: Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop and Adam Warren

 

Giants v. Arrieta

Name               PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Denard Span        15 14  4  1  0  0   0  1  2 .286 .333 .357  .690  0  0   0   0         1
Buster Posey       12  9  1  0  0  0   2  1  1 .111 .167 .111  .278  0  2   0   0         0
Brandon Crawford    9  8  0  0  0  0   0  1  4 .000 .111 .000  .111  0  0   0   0         0
Hunter Pence        9  7  3  0  0  0   0  1  0 .429 .556 .429  .984  0  0   0   1         0
Matt Duffy          7  7  3  0  1  0   0  0  1 .429 .429 .714 1.143  0  0   0   0         0
Brandon Belt        6  5  0  0  0  0   1  1  3 .000 .167 .000  .167  0  0   0   0         0
Gregor Blanco       6  6  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Angel Pagan         5  5  2  0  0  0   0  0  1 .400 .400 .400  .800  0  0   0   0         0
Conor Gillaspie     4  3  2  0  0  0   1  1  0 .667 .750 .667 1.417  0  0   0   0         0
Johnny Cueto        2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jake Peavy          2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Kelby Tomlinson     2  2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500 .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Matt Cain           1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total              80 71 16  1  1  0   4  6 15 .225 .288 .268  .555  0  2   0   1         1
Has not faced: Trevor Brown and Joe Panik & Has not faced pitchers: Madison Bumgarner, Santiago Casilla, Cory Gearrin, George Kontos, Derek Law, Javier Lopez, Josh Osich, Jeff Samardzija, Hunter Strickland and Albert Suarez

[Banedon]

At least this year the Cubs got almost all of their late weeknight start times out of the way in week 1.

 

5 more games that start after 7:40 PM including tonight

 

5/20 @ Giants 9:15

8/5 @ A's 9:05

8/22 @ Padres 9:10

8/23 @ Padres 9:10

8/26 @ Dodgers 9:10

 

Only 2 of those are weeknights though, which was his point.

[UMFan83]

At least this year the Cubs got almost all of their late weeknight start times out of the way in week 1.

 

5 more games that start after 7:40 PM including tonight

 

5/20 @ Giants 9:15

8/5 @ A's 9:05

8/22 @ Padres 9:10

8/23 @ Padres 9:10

8/26 @ Dodgers 9:10

 

Only 2 of those are weeknights though, which was his point.

 

Yeah I didn't say he was wrong, was just curious myself how many late games they had left.

[BigSlick]

It would be totally fitting if the Cubs go around and just sweep the heck out of the Giants now.

 

The Cubs 4 game sweep of the Giants in 2015 was a totally edifying moment, it was awesome. I remember being at a barbeque or something watching Rondon pitch himself into and out of a jam and it was just incredible.

[Omar]

Travis Wood's grand slam vs. Peavy

[David]

Night off for Addy

 

[Omar]

Pitcher batting 8th,

 

 

aren't there enough graphic artists in Silicon Valley to create a cool graphic for their line-up? Come on, Giants!

[fibro]

So does wgn get every arrieta game can't remember the last time I got to see him pitch.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[halplm]

I wish I was going to this game instead of Sunday. Normally I'd enjoy a quality Bumgarner game... but it's supposed to be wet and cold and will probably be tough to score. Tonight, hopefully is a relaxing evening of watching Peavy get angry at himself.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I wish I was going to this game instead of Sunday. Normally I'd enjoy a quality Bumgarner game... but it's supposed to be wet and cold and will probably be tough to score. Tonight, hopefully is a relaxing evening of watching Peavy get angry at himself.

 

I'd be surprised if it was wet Sunday. Looks like tomorrow is the best chance for rain (and even then, it's only a 30-40% chance tomorrow).

[Cubbie Swagger]

Nothing quite like Jake Arrieta to get a team back on track.

[Banedon]

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I'm confused...that looks like the wind is howling OUT, not in.

[soccer10k]

I wish I was going to this game instead of Sunday. Normally I'd enjoy a quality Bumgarner game... but it's supposed to be wet and cold and will probably be tough to score. Tonight, hopefully is a relaxing evening of watching Peavy get angry at himself.

 

I'd be surprised if it was wet Sunday. Looks like tomorrow is the best chance for rain (and even then, it's only a 30-40% chance tomorrow).

 

Hopefully it just rains in the morning and stays dry for the game. I don't particularly want to get wet.