6/20 Kilian 3rd times the charm/Velazquez recalled to be benched for Heyward

[itisallpartoftheplan]

[UMFan83]

Did Ortega just got a bad jump on that play in the 1st? Since I don’t expect anyone to have been watching, 2 outs with Ortega on 1st. Happ hits one to dead CF and it bounces off the wall. 3B coach sends Ortega and he’s thrown out by 20 feet.

 

Assuming he would have taken off on contact with 2 outs, seems like he should have scored easily

[d_money]

Did Ortega just got a bad jump on that play in the 1st? Since I don’t expect anyone to have been watching, 2 outs with Ortega on 1st. Happ hits one to dead CF and it bounces off the wall. 3B coach sends Ortega and he’s thrown out by 20 feet.

 

Assuming he would have taken off on contact with 2 outs, seems like he should have scored easily

I don’t know the exit velo of Happs hit but it was a line drive shot off the wall. I was surprised Harris waved him around.

[CubinNY]

Heyward batting his weight

[UMFan83]

What exactly does Villar do around here?

[Gilby]

Do they do the between inning sticky stuff check in the minors? I'm genuinely asking because Kilian is missing his spot by feet. It looks like he's throwing something slippery.

 

Also Villar is doing his part to turn this into another ugly start

[Transmogrified Tiger]

its time for Morel to be a most-games starter at 2B

[UMFan83]

What a ridiculous inning so far.

 

-Walk

-Walk after a dropped ball on a foul ball

-Grounder directly to 2B that’s bobbled for no outs

-2 run single

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Do they do the between inning sticky stuff check in the minors? I'm genuinely asking because Kilian is missing his spot by feet. It looks like he's throwing something slippery.

 

I don't know the answer to your question, but his command has not been up to his standard this year, even at Iowa.

[Derwood]

This team is just brutal

[Bertz]

What exactly does Villar do around here?

 

Feels like you can't have both him and Heyward on the roster. If I'm supposed to buy Heyward being around for defense and consistency, that disqualifies Villar out of hand

[Derwood]

This Cruz kid just threw the hardest thrown infield ball of the year. Pirates have some good young players. It's a shame they'll all be traded as they reach their primes

[d_money]

Kilian struggling with his control

[Derwood]

Kilian struggling with his control

 

These rookies are mashing against him

[Bertz]

It's probably just rookie hitters but I'm curious how much of Kilian's atrocious command is the MLB balls. I know some guys have really complained about them, and Kilian's not just nibbling he's been missing wildly these last two starts.

[UMFan83]

I know the Cubs want to keep him in the rotation while our top 3 starters are hurt but he’s making it difficult on them

[itisallpartoftheplan]

If Velazquez doesn’t see 2 at bats in this game Ross is an idiot.

[CubinNY]

I love baseball and I (still) love the Cubs but this is getting tough to watch/listen to. Even Pat and Ron are having a hard time trying to stay positive.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Schwindel not available to pitch tonight

[Andy]

This team sure gets their ass handed to them a lot

[Cubswin11]

Good tank loss

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Velazquez outhit Heyward

[Irrelevant Dude]

Velazquez outhit Heyward

Remember when it looked like Heyward was showing signs of life at the plate? Turns out he still can't hit. I'm pretty sure he's about 0 for his last 15.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Heyward batting his weight

He better start losing weight.

[muntjack]

The Pirates outhit the Cubs by 1 and outscored them by 11. That's got to be close to a record.