10/19 NLCS Game 5 Dodgers (Kershaw) vs Cubs (Quintana) 7pm TBS

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Jake, Javy, Willson, and Wade keep us alive!!

 

Quintana was looking good game 1 before he tired out. Now fully rested, time to shut them down completely.

 

Prediction

Nobody believes Kershaw can close out a series as a starter. The bats do enough, Q shuts them down.

 

Cubs Win.

[badger]

Get it back to LA and my hope will swell

[Cubswin11]

Win idiots

[Brian]

Like I said in the other thread, if Q can get it to Lester and Game 6 I will get some hope for this.

 

And if something clicks for Bryant and or Rizzo that will help too.

[Brian]

Went to check Rizzo's postseason batting average, shocked that it was .277

 

Looked closer, oh OPS, yikes.

[MagicNumber11]

Please win Cubs. Keep the pressure on LA and launch it Javi style.

[Gmoney08]

Time for the Cubs offense to explode for 8 runs per game the next 3.

 

Lets Go!!! Seeing all these pitchers a 2nd time now too.

[David]

we are now at a 3-1 series deficit

 

anyone recall if this team has ever come back from one of those? too lazy to look it up.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

dear Bryzzo,

 

please stop being terrible at swinging bats at baseballs

 

sincerely,

cobs and everyone who hates dodgers

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Four More Days In October

[bcl412]

5 straight wins in elimination games....make it 6

[17 Seconds]

i'm not really thinking about winning the series, i just want to make them sweat through the off day after kershaw failed again

[Banedon]

Q better pitch a complete game because Wade Davis is dead now.

[Regular Show]

Q better pitch a complete game because Wade Davis is dead now.

 

Yeah, W. Davis is probably unavailable and honestly he didn't even look that sharp last night. I think Q needs to go at least 7 innings tonight, and then we're probably going to need to use him in relief again if we get to a game 7.

[Fro]

This feels like a game where we either light up Kershaw or break through against LA's bullpen in a big way.

 

Offense is overdue to crank up

[LeonDurham]

If they win this one, the dodgers will officially be [expletive] bricks. Do it.

[minnesotacubsfan]

So, our bullpen should be at full strength minus Davis, right? Maybe Duensing is a bit tired

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So, our bullpen should be at full strength minus Davis, right? Maybe Duensing is a bit tired

 

Yes. Davis is the only person unavailable. The only person not on at least one day's rest is Duensing and he only threw 2 pitches yesterday with 2 days off before that. Plus there's an off day on the other side of today should they win.

[Banedon]

Q better pitch a complete game because Wade Davis is dead now.

 

Yeah, W. Davis is probably unavailable and honestly he didn't even look that sharp last night. I think Q needs to go at least 7 innings tonight, and then we're probably going to need to use him in relief again if we get to a game 7.

 

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[Brian707]

Q better pitch a complete game because Wade Davis is dead now.

 

 

Cubs Dong Kershaw to death, Q goes 7 with a 10-2 lead. Lackey gets mop up duty for the 8th and 9th, Cubs win 10-5, on to LA

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[Rex Buckingham]

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If Wade pitches tonight, then we should just forget about him being a Cub next year because he's going to be 9th-inning G7 Chapman all year.

[Fro]

So, our bullpen should be at full strength minus Davis, right? Maybe Duensing is a bit tired

 

Hendricks should be on his side session day and you could certainly use Lester out of the pen if you had to.

 

You'd have to cobble the rest together in LA, but using one or both of those guys is an option.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So, our bullpen should be at full strength minus Davis, right? Maybe Duensing is a bit tired

 

Hendricks should be on his side session day and you could certainly use Lester out of the pen if you had to.

 

You'd have to cobble the rest together in LA, but using one or both of those guys is an option.

 

I would hope we'd only use a starter if things go very wrong for Quintana. Get to LA and then you could use Arrieta in Game 6 and Quintana in Game 7 if need be.

[Brian]

Since Game 4 was like Game 5 of the WS last year, can we get Game 6 of the WS for Game 5 and 6 of the NLCS this year?