4/9 Brewers (Woodruff) v. Cubs (Steele); 1:20, MSN

[Rex Buckingham]

Cubs are in 1st place, thanks to a strong start from Kyle, and nice days at the plate from Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Jason Heyward, and everybody's favorite dongsmith, Nico Hoerner.

 

Pitching matchup looks to favor the Brewers, but maybe the shortened ramp up will continue to hinder power pitchers, as it seemed to take Burnes a while to get comfortable today.

Edited April 9, 2022 by abmillis

[Cubswin11]

[UMFan83]

I hope it doesn’t rain at all during the game today so Brewers fans bitch even more

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I guess yesterday’s lineup was more about getting a couple guys some early season game action? Woodruff is still starting AFAIK so there’s no other reason to shake it up

 

[David]

wonder how long grandpa is gonna hit our best hitter 6th

[Bertz]

I guess yesterday’s lineup was more about getting a couple guys some early season game action? Woodruff is still starting AFAIK so there’s no other reason to shake it up

 

 

Yeah certainly seems that way. I think I would have liked to see Hermosillo though? Peralta is a guy you want to load up against with lefties, so i wonder if we don't see Hermosillo until Tuesday against Quintana now. Wouldn't be a problem mid-season but not ideal coming right out of ST.

 

Frazier is an interesting decision too. He has struggled against sinkers and changeups in his career, but excelled against fastballs and sliders. So I suspect he will be in the lineup tomorrow in place of one of the lefties.

[David]

am i the only one who felt like JD was saying yelich was stealing signs (because, to be clear about my position, he was) without actually saying it?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

10 innings into Madrigal's Cub tenure and I'm already annoyed at the amount of armpit strike calls he has to endure

[Transmogrified Tiger]

oh man I gasped when I saw the missed location on that 2-0 fastball to Willson, that's the one

[UMFan83]

Run scored without putting the ball in play, love it. Now put the ball in play and really make it hurt

[Bertz]

Ian looks as locked in as I've ever seen him

 

Really felt like last year he started well but hit into a lot of bad luck, then bad process followed as he got frustrated and he spiraled. A hot start to the year would be huge

[UMFan83]

3-0 without a hit lol

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Suzuki not getting around on 96 and then putting good contact on 96 in the same spot a couple pitches later is very, very nice to see

[Transmogrified Tiger]

more unteachable veteran savvy

[Bertz]

When I took the over on this game because I thought a SP meltdown seemed fairly likely, this was not who I expected it from

[Tim]

This is fun. I like this game so far. Let's hope Steele didn't get too cold

[Bertz]

Woodruff is back out there?!?

[champaignchris]

Can’t give a guy a 7 pitch inning after that disaster of a first inning.

[Bertz]

Hoerner's groundout last inning was 108 MPH, which based on a cursory Fangraphs look is the hardest hit ball of his career

 

Him leveling up a bit power wise would do a ton for this lineup

[Derwood]

I'll take runs any way I can get them, but I think the era of glorious dongsmiths has passed us by

[Tim]

I'll take runs any way I can get them, but I think the era of glorious dongsmiths has passed us by

There's Wisdom.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'll take runs any way I can get them, but I think the era of glorious dongsmiths has passed us by

 

They have 9 runs in 12 innings against the best 1-2 SP in the league in terrible offensive conditions. They'd have 2-3 HR if not for that last part already. Enjoy the good things.

[Andy]

am i the only one who felt like JD was saying yelich was stealing signs (because, to be clear about my position, he was) without actually saying it?

I can't remember specific instances off the top of my head but my memory is that this isn't the first time JD has made it clear what he thinks of an opponent without really saying anything

[Bertz]

Hiura swung through a 92 MPH fastball right down the middle. He is NOT fixed

 

Btw let's pull Steele after Taylor regardless. Job well done but no need to push our luck

[Irrelevant Dude]

let's pull Steele after Taylor regardless. Job well done but no need to push our luck

 

Agreed. Take 4 scoreless and turn it over to the 9 man pen.

 

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