7/28 White Sox (Sale) @ Cubs (Lackey) 7:05 CSN

[sweetpeteman]

See Cubs, [scoring runs]>[not scoring runs]

 

 

Alright, cutting boy vs. chomp...

 

 

Yeah, I don't have a great feeling about this, but the Sox suck, so who knows.

 

 

 

Also, the Cubs should wear throwbacks for this game.

Edited July 28, 2016 by sweetpeteman

[davell]

I think we get to Sale early. He's not going 6 tomorrow.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Lackey needs a prove the old vet still has it game. Just shut them down and make 1 run win it for the Cubs.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If I'm Sale, I completely tank it as an f.u. to Sox management for the bogus suspension.

[weis21]

tonight, sale is going to get lit up.

 

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/421/icone.jpg

 

ended up being a fire sale

[Omar]

White Sox v. Choppers McTooth

Name              PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Melky Cabrera     43  40 13  4  0  1   2  3  7 .325 .372 .500  .872  0  0   0   0         1
Justin Morneau    40  37  9  1  0  1   5  3 10 .243 .300 .351  .651  0  0   0   0         3
Todd Frazier      22  20  3  0  0  1   3  2  6 .150 .227 .300  .527  0  0   0   0         1
Dioner Navarro    20  19  2  1  0  0   4  0  5 .105 .100 .158  .258  0  1   0   0         1
Jose Abreu         4   4  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Adam Eaton         4   4  2  0  0  0   1  0  0 .500 .500 .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Avisail Garcia     3   2  1  0  0  0   0  1  1 .500 .667 .500 1.167  0  0   0   0         0
Carlos Sanchez     3   3  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 .333 .333 .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
J.B. Shuck         3   3  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .333 .333 .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Jose Quintana      2   2  0  0  0  0   0  0  2 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total            144 134 32  6  0  3  15  9 34 .239 .285 .351  .635  0  1   0   0         6
Has not faced: Tim Anderson, Omar Narvaez and Tyler Saladino & Has not faced pitchers: Matt Albers, Zach Duke, Carson Fulmer, Miguel Gonzalez, Dan Jennings, Nate Jones, Tommy Kahnle, Anthony Ranaudo, David Robertson, James Shields, Jacob Turner and Michael Ynoa

 

Cubs v. Edward Scissorhands

Name              PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ben Zobrist       12 11  6  1  0  0   1  0  3 .545 .583 .636 1.220  0  0   0   1         0
Dexter Fowler      7  7  1  0  0  0   0  0  1 .143 .143 .143  .286  0  0   0   0         0
Anthony Rizzo      7  5  2  0  0  0   0  1  3 .400 .571 .400  .971  0  0   0   1         0
Kris Bryant        6  6  0  0  0  0   0  0  6 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Addison Russell    6  6  1  0  0  0   0  0  3 .167 .167 .167  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Miguel Montero     4  4  0  0  0  0   0  0  4 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jason Heyward      3  2  0  0  0  0   0  1  1 .000 .333 .000  .333  0  0   0   0         0
David Ross         3  1  0  0  0  0   0  2  1 .000 .667 .000  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Jon Lester         2  2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000 .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total             50 44 10  1  0  0   1  4 23 .227 .320 .250  .570  0  0   0   2         0
Has not faced: Javier Baez, Willson Contreras, Tommy La Stella and Matt Szczur & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Edwards, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Mike Montgomery, Joe Nathan, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop and Travis Wood

[raw]

tonight, sale is going to get lit up.

 

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/421/icone.jpg

 

ended up being a fire sale

 

So bad.

[Omar]

This is one of the few games where I expected the Cubs to not be favored in, but that isn't the case.

 

538

http://i.imgur.com/P94IZtK.png

 

Fangraphs

http://i.imgur.com/0ik0Jen.png

[JonJayCutler]

Sale has given up 10 HRs over his last 7 starts.

 

He is going to get donged.

[Rex Buckingham]

And that probably doesn't include the KB ASG dong

[Andy]

JD is going to be a barrel of laughs tonight. He's gone out of his way to make a crack about Sale every day since the cutting happened.

[UMFan83]

OPS vs. LHB (over 30 AB)

 

 

Ross 1.139

Baez 1.049

Bryant 1.031

Fowler .884

Contreras .861

Rizzo .844

Zobrist .828

Szczur .827

Russell .701

Heyward .647 (somehow better than vs. RHP!)

 

Granted Sale is not your average LHP, but the fact is our guys love facing lefties.

[Banedon]

JD is going to be a barrel of laughs tonight. He's gone out of his way to make a crack about Sale every day since the cutting happened.

 

Yeah, he was quite funny last night. "The notes say he missed his last start...doesn't say why though...."

[raw]

OPS vs. LHB (over 30 AB)

 

 

Ross 1.139

Baez 1.049

Bryant 1.031

Fowler .884

Contreras .861

Rizzo .844

Zobrist .828

Szczur .827

Russell .701

Heyward .647 (somehow better than vs. RHP!)

 

Granted Sale is not your average LHP, but the fact is our guys love facing lefties.

 

Be a good day for J-Hey to sit and get Contreras back in there. Szczur in OF if Contreras catches, Contreras in LF if Ross behind the plate (though he'll catch tomorrow w/ Lester going).

[Brian707]

I think this is Sale's first start Sox are not favored in. Cubs -122 on the moneyline. I guess the thought would be that the Sox bullpen will implode again as long as Lackey can keep the Cubs within striking distance by the 7th.

[Sammy Sofa]

Ugh; forgot that it was Lackey Day.

[UMFan83]

Ugh; forgot that it was Lackey Day.

 

I have a good feeling about him today, I have no idea why.

[Sammy Sofa]

Ugh; forgot that it was Lackey Day.

 

I have a good feeling about him today, I have no idea why.

 

[BigSlick]

I feel good about Lackey day because the White Sox are a bad team

[Omar]

I will be at the game today, right field bleachers - extra early during batting practice for the sole reason of heckling Sale while he warms up and getting in his head

 

currently taking 1-liner suggestions to yell at him

 

if he throws meatballs, you're welcome.

[UMFan83]

I will be at the game today, right field bleachers - extra early during batting practice for the sole reason of heckling Sale while he warms up and getting in his head

 

currently taking 1-liner suggestions to yell at him

 

if he throws meatballs, you're welcome.

 

If you're going to make a cutting joke it better be clever or you won't be noticed amongst the crowd of meatballs throwing out the same low quality ish

[Omar]

thats true. this is why i need 1-liner suggestions.

[Cubswin11]

Lackey seems like the type of pitcher the White Sox offense can do well against, since they don't take a ton of walks and Lackey throws a lot of FBs in the zone. But also their offense sucks and Lackey has held down far better offenses this year. So what I am saying is I don't have a clue.

[bcl412]

I have a feeling we busted out of our slump and are gonna hit sale well

[Cubswin11]

The game is also on MLBN tonight, fwiw