5/4 Cubs (remember game 6 of 2016 NLCS) vs White Sox (some guy)

[UMFan83]

Kyle gave up a home run but the White Sox guy gave up a home run when someone is on base so the CHN have 2 points to CHA’s 1

 

Edit: apparently we’ve secured another point as well via Kris Bryant’s very capable replacement

 

Edit edit: the South Chicago team is starting Giolito who our team tends to hit well so this score checks out

[Derwood]

Nico with two homers this year, which is two more than I thought he’d hit

[UMFan83]

And now Gopher McHendrickson has given up another long one. 3-2

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Hendricks stinks

[CubinNY]

The shift is killing the Cubs tonight

[Bertz]

Hendricks is inscrutable. There are problems with his peripherals, and then there's the hard contact which is a new thing for him starting last year. If/when his peripherals are fine, does that mean the hard contact is bad luck? Or has his FIP-beater status permanently evaporated?

[champaignchris]

Hendricks stinks

 

His ERA over his last 18 starts is about double what his career ERA was before entering this stretch.

 

It’s beyond a slump at this point. He’s not putting the ball where he wants it.

[champaignchris]

Ball 5 on Ian.

[Bertz]

Liam Hendriks is presumably down today, he's worked in 3 or 4. That said given who's making decisions in the visiting dugout...

[OleMissCub]

Cubs are bad but also incredibly unlucky this year

[Bertz]

Relevant right now

 

[squally1313]

Cubs are bad but also incredibly unlucky this year

Cubs are third in the league in BABIP and six of the seven guys with the most PAs on the year are outperforming their xwOBA.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Awful at bat by Suzuki.

[Andy]

Seiya is officially a Cub now after that rally killing AB

[Andy]

Best fake rally of the year, right?

[We Got The Whole 9]

JFC what a horsefeathers show these guys are.

[UMFan83]

And the White Sox win the Crosstown Cup

[17 Seconds]

if seiya and stroman are bad, we're never ever going to spend money again

[UMFan83]

if seiya and stroman are bad, we're never ever going to spend money again

 

So far our top 2 signings and our top prospect have been bad. Good thing is I’m pretty sure neither of our top 2 signings are actually bad and our farm system seems to be doing well outside of Davis.

[17 Seconds]

i don't think they're bad either, but them being bad would be so bad

[UMFan83]

Up to 11 of last 13 games with 3 runs or less scored. Not that I thought the offense would be good but I was hoping we wouldn’t have these long ridiculous 3 week stretches of offensive ineptitude like the last few years.

[Cubfanintheknow]

#wearebad

[squally1313]

Up to 11 of last 13 games with 3 runs or less scored. Not that I thought the offense would be good but I was hoping we wouldn’t have these long ridiculous 3 week stretches of offensive ineptitude like the last few years.

Rationally I know this is a baseball wide phenomenon. Less rationally, I think it’s horsefeathering hilarious we’ve puttered around ‘depressing and bleak’ for like 10 games after putting up a 21-0 after all the boom and bust complaints the last couple years.

[ChiCubsFan]

Seiya is bad now? What the hell. Hadn’t paid attention in probably 2 weeks.

[UMFan83]

Seiya is bad now? What the hell. Hadn’t paid attention in probably 2 weeks.

 

.425 OPS and 30% K rate for the last 14 games or so. Adjustments are needed and I’m sure he’ll pull out of the tailspin eventually.