Braves (Keuchel) @ Cubs (Yu) 7:05 CST WGN, MLBN

[weis21]

I’d like to say if the effort is subpar it’s because I wasn’t ready to go until the Cubs lost again. But, in all honesty, it’s going to be lame either way.

 

Tonight’s game will feature the second start from Dallas Keuchel as a Brave. This DK did not have it on like the original DK (Donkey Kong) in his first start. He looked mediocre and so him and our own Yu Darish have something neat in common. I’ll spare anyone any more Biz Markie jokes because it seems like the right thing to do. Jokes already on all Cubs fans as Joe has Albert Almora leading off. This is NOT what we need.

 

 

Go Cubs. Cubs win 9-4. Yu posts his first win as a Cub in Wrigley.

[Regular Show]

So Almora is leading off again (sigh)...

 

Hopefully, we get good Yu today and a not terrible Ump.

[Bote McBoteface]

Our last day of having a crappy bullpen!

[itisallpartoftheplan]

[TMan92]

What the hell is going on..

[HawkeTrackler]

what a start

[TMan92]

Our last day of having a crappy bullpen!

 

But another day of interesting defense and poor baserunning.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The Cubs don't play a real clean style of ball.

[UMFan83]

Wonder if the Cubs offense will do offensive things tonight

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Somehow Almora beat that out

[UMFan83]

Kris Bryant double play machine

[Schwarber Fan]

gaping hole on the right side and mr. clutch hits it right into the 6-4-3.

[Derwood]

3 pitches, 2 outs. Not what we meant by wanting an "efficient offense"

[Bryants Disco Ball]

3 pitches, 2 outs. Not what we meant by wanting an "efficient offense"

 

It was a good thing Rizzo worked a nice at-bat, or that would have been a real quick inning.

[Derwood]

Rizo on 2nd? TOOTBLAN incoming...

[squally1313]

gaping hole on the right side and mr. clutch hits it right into the 6-4-3.

Yes, with a runner on first and no outs in the FIRST horsefeathering INNING, let's definitely have Kris "I won an MVP" Bryant modify his approach to, best case scenario, see Almora struggle to go from first to third.

[Schwarber Fan]

Its just super exhausting to watch Darvish pitch.

[UMFan83]

Can’t be getting behind by multiple runs with this offense. Dammit Yu

[Derwood]

Darvish is going to give up 50 HR this year

[Andy]

The surplus value from the early years of this contract that is supposed to cover for the back half of it just keeps piling up

[d_money]

Darvish is dog horsefeathers. Soft dog horsefeathers.

[Schwarber Fan]

The Braves are a better team than us.

[Derwood]

Sure seems like we hit into a lot of double plays

[Andy]

They couldn't be aiming those double play grounders to short any better.

[TMan92]

The Braves are a better team than us.

 

Right now that isn’t a hard statement to make.