9/18 Cubs (Mahle) vs. Reds (Lester) 7:05 WGN

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Hell of a job by Phelps!

[Schwarber Fan]

Ugh Padres wasted a leadoff double, of course.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Was the first strike against Kemp on a swing? It didn't look like it to me, but that ball was way up.

[Cubswin11]

Was the first strike against Kemp on a swing? It didn't look like it to me, but that ball was way up.

He got fucked by two calls there. I know he isn’t very good but between a bunch of flyballs/line drives finding gloves and screwed by the zone a few times he has been unlucky.

[UMFan83]

Guy with a 5 ERA is 1 hitting the Cubs through 6 innings

[Irrelevant Dude]

Every inning is a struggle.

[Schwarber Fan]

Pedro is so far past toast. Can’t believe Joe is willing to die on this hill.

[Schwarber Fan]

You have to bring in someone here who can get a strikeout.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Pedro is so far past toast. Can’t believe Joe is willing to die on this hill.

To be fair, it is only the 7th inning and other guys have been used a lot.

[Derwood]

You have to bring in someone here who can get a strikeout.

 

No one in our pen can get a strikeout

[Derwood]

Guy with a 5 ERA is 1 hitting the Cubs through 6 innings

 

Guy with a 5.50 ERA over last 20 starts gives up a single run to Reds over 5 IP

[soccer10k]

One of our relievers gets ahead 1-2 and can’t finish it? Haven’t seen that before.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Ryan has been good, but it sucks that Cubs relievers have to constantly nibble off the edges of the strike zone. Time and again, we see opposing batters foul off pitches until they either walk or the pitcher makes a mistake.

[Schwarber Fan]

horsefeathers off, Reds.

 

Losing Rizzo is gonna end up being too much for this team. As it should’ve been for Milwaukee/Yelich but of course it won’t.

[Old Style]

horsefeathers the Reds

[Cubswin11]

Good job, good effort Joe

[Schwarber Fan]

Let’s see some quality, “must win” type at bats this inning, please.

[Derwood]

Bryant is getting killed on sinkers at the bottom of the zone this year

[Irrelevant Dude]

Schwarber HR here might be the only chance.

[Old Style]

Joe doing Joe things now.

[Old Style]

Schwarber HR here might be the only chance.

How about a 3 pitch K?

[Old Style]

WILLY THE BEAST!

[Irrelevant Dude]

Schwarber Contreras HR here might be the only chance.

As I was saying...

[Schwarber Fan]

Thank you, Willy.

[Old Style]

You’d have to have some really long arms to reach over the basket.