8/5: The Defending Champs (Lackey) vs DB's Nationals (Jaxon), 1:20 CT, ABC7/MLBN

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Less than 2 hours to game time and no game thread? Can't believe Lackey vs Jaxon isn't exciting you people.

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

This KB slump has gone on too long. I'm predicting 5 dongs by the 7th inning and then they throw at his head and we brawl and Lackey scalps Harper with his teeth.

[Agony and Ivy]

1-2 dickshots are a bad idea John

[imb]

if you squint really hard you can pretend Harper hit that home run for us in 2020

[Schwarber Fan]

Hopefully Lackey doesn't keep us out of the playoffs in which he won't be participating.

[The_Achiever]

*gets meatball-y*

[UMFan83]

7 first inning runs allowed in the last 3 games

[soccer10k]

Got to love Wilmer Difo (.628 OPS vs. righties this year, .644 for his career) batting second while Murphy and Rendon are 5th and 6th. I know one of their 4 big hitters has to bat fifth unless they were 1-4 (like Dusty would ever bat one of those guys leadoff) but there's no reason for Difo to be 2nd.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Kris warmed it up!

[Andy]

Keep it up, Edwin

[Schwarber Fan]

Gameday registered pitch 1 to Rizzo as literally off the screen...

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Kind of like a bunt by Willson.

[dfnowak]

Ok Cubs. You better blast Edwin today or I'm going to be very annoyed.

[Schwarber Fan]

Please do not give Edwin free outs...

[Cubswin11]

Willson and Rizzo are both some really shitty baserunners

[David]

Avila!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Aviiiiiila!!!

[Cubswin11]

Good job, new guy

[Liam Neeson]

Action Jaxon

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Willson needs to reign in his aggressive baserunning. Coulda cost the Cubs a run.

[David]

Willson and Rizzo are both some really horsefeathers baserunners

 

took an amazing throw to get him on a close play

[Transmogrified Tiger]

thx jaxon, way to be a pal

[soccer10k]

Over/under for this game was 9 1/2. Halfway there in the first inning.

[Agony and Ivy]

Got to love Wilmer Difo (.628 OPS vs. righties this year, .644 for his career) batting second while Murphy and Rendon are 5th and 6th. I know one of their 4 big hitters has to bat fifth unless they were 1-4 (like Dusty would ever bat one of those guys leadoff) but there's no reason for Difo to be 2nd.

 

Fairly certain Rizzo released Heisey just so dusty would stop batting him second. I remember seeing a star where the Nats are like 14-4 when Difo hits second and you KNOW dusty thinks that's a real stat.

[Agony and Ivy]

Willson and Rizzo are both some really horsefeathers baserunners

 

took an amazing throw to get him on a close play

 

Without looking it up I'd bet Willson has really good BsR numbers. I already know Rizzo is like the 3rd best base running 1B in the league. What a fun take though.