5/5/23 Marlins (Cabrera) vs Cubs (Steele): 1:20pm, Marquee

[UMFan83]

Starter came in with a 4.67 ERA for the season, mowing down the Cubs other than the 1st inning.

[Tryptamine]

I feel like Wisdom has a k% in excess of 50% the last week or so.

[Tryptamine]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

Starter came in with a 4.67 ERA for the season, mowing down the Cubs other than the 1st inning.

To be fair, his stuff is absolutely filthy, he just usually has no idea where it's going.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

I feel like Wisdom has a k% in excess of 50% the last week or so.

He's punctuating it with home runs so it's not a complete black hole, but yeah for a few weeks now he's been struggling

 

[Cubs2023]

7 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

I feel like Wisdom has a k% in excess of 50% the last week or so.

42.3% heading into today (over the last week). Think it's at 46.4% when you add in today's at bats now. He was slugging .500 over that period, though. 

But I have been very concerned with his hitting since the Dodgers series. 

Heading into today's game since then: .182/.294/.409, 92 wRC+, 39.2% K%. 

Edited May 5, 2023 by Cubs2023

[CubinNY]

Happer didn't let that one go.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

8 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

To be fair, his stuff is absolutely filthy, he just usually has no idea where it's going.

Benefit of hindsight after the home run, but his outings seem a lot like watching Harden.  No hitter looks *good* against him, but he's got more baserunners than he should due to the walks and then you look up and he's at 100 pitches after 5 and giving up 3 runs because of one mistake and maybe an unlucky sequence another inning.

[Tryptamine]

Seiya looks absolutely baffled right now

[CubinNY]

14 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Seiya looks absolutely baffled right now

so do a lot of other guys

[UMFan83]

Just now, CubinNY said:

so do a lot of other guys

One day its going to be possible to build a team that doesnt all get hot and slump at the same time...I hope

[Cubs2023]

Rough first game for Mervis. 

Don't take that the wrong way - not saying anything about his long term abilities. 

But a tough debut for sure. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

One day its going to be possible to build a team that doesnt all get hot and slump at the same time...I hope

The Cubs are hitting .260/.320/.391 and are on pace to score 4-5 runs today.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Steele is turning into the kind of pitcher that should probably change your projection of a team.

[Cubs2023]

39 minutes ago, Cubs2023 said:

42.3% heading into today (over the last week). Think it's at 46.4% when you add in today's at bats now. He was slugging .500 over that period, though. 

But I have been very concerned with his hitting since the Dodgers series. 

Heading into today's game since then: .182/.294/.409, 92 wRC+, 39.2% K%. 

Increase that to 48% K-rate for Wisdom over the last week.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Attaboy, Mervis.

[CubinNY]

Mervis with a knock!

[CubinNY]

111 mph

[CubinNY]

off a lefty

[CubinNY]

horsefeathers you Keith Law

[Tryptamine]

Is he 50% k rate yet?

[UMFan83]

10 minutes ago, Cubs2023 said:

Increase that to 48% K-rate for Wisdom over the last week.

Update?

[Cubs2023]

Just now, Tryptamine said:

Is he 50% k rate yet?

 

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Update?

Since 4/28, Patrick Wisdom has 15 strikeouts over 30 plate appearances. 

Folks, Wisdom has hit a 50% k-rate over the last week. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Nice 2 out rbi hit off a lefty by Mervis.

 

Now..

Hopefully we keep starting Amaya to get him the hit he deserves before Gomes comes back.

[Nolansomebody]

That was a move by the Marlins intentionally walking Mancini in order to face Mervis.

[CubinNY]

1 minute ago, Nolansomebody said:

That was a move by the Marlins intentionally walking Mancini in order to face Mervis.

L on L.