8/5 - Braves (Elder) vs Cubs (Assad): 1:20pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

So, yeah, the Braves. They're really good. Annoyingly good.

[chibears55]

Be nice if they can get this win today..

Hopefully Assad has it going for at least 5, and the bats find some holes

[Derwood]

Great start (lol)

[Derwood]

3 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Great start (lol)

Nice recovery!

[WhyCantWeWin]

Feels like I'm holding my breath each inning the Braves are batting

[Derwood]

I'll take all the free bases the Braves want to give

[Derwood]

All Belli does is hit

[Derwood]

Let's go!

[CubinNY]

Yeah, baby

[SOFNR]

Hell yah Swanson. Way to jump on them early.

[SOFNR]

BOOM Candelario. Wrecking Elder in the 1st.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Strikes being called ankle high here

[Tryptamine]

Well this is off to a considerably better start

[Irrelevant Dude]

I'm not overly confident in a 5 run lead against the Braves with Assad in the mound, but it's definitely a welcome and unexpected start!

[sneakypower]

Edited August 5, 2023 by sneakypower

[Eeyore]

Just now, WhyCantWeWin said:

Strikes being called ankle high here

The umpire probably wants to get this done quickly and get somewhere dry

[chibears55]

Bats gotta keep it going, not sure how the cubs tired bullpen gonna fair today, may need 10 runs 

[SOFNR]

This lead definitely doesn't feel comfortable. I still don't really understand why they used Wesneski yesterday instead of as the opener today.

[Tryptamine]

Assad might not even get through 3 at this rate. 41 pitches for 5 outs.

[Tryptamine]

Deep counts on every damn hitter.

[UMFan83]

Survived only allowing 1. Unfortunately the never ending lineup of mashers will start over next inning 

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Tryptamine said:

Deep counts on every damn hitter.

Threw either 3 balls or 6+ pitches to all 5 hitters that inning. 

[Dfan25]

5 runs is like 1 run to this team 

Need to keep scoring 

[UMFan83]

7 pitch inning for Elder

[Tryptamine]

Way to make Elder work that inning, that was what, 7 pitches?