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

[UMFan83]

Glad to see Happ is coming out of his funk and doing more damage from the right side.

[CubinNY]

Happer huge HR

[Transmogrified Tiger]

okay with that HR we're probably fine to let Kay eat the last 2 innings right

[UMFan83]

Did Minter learn to pitch from Craig Kimbrel?  Are we sure he isn't a lefthanded Kimbrel?  

Edited August 5, 2023 by UMFan83

[Tryptamine]

Bellinger cares not for your baseball savant metrics

[UMFan83]

Just now, Transmogrified Tiger said:

okay with that HR we're probably fine to let Kay eat the last 2 innings right

[Transmogrified Tiger]

cackling at Boog casually dropping a "no regerts"

[UMFan83]

OK, would have loved to get the runner from 2nd home with 0 outs, but a lot more comfortable with a 4 run lead and 6 outs to get instead of a 3 run lead with 9 outs to get.

[Tryptamine]

Please somehow get it to Alzolay in the 9th with a 2 run or better lead.

[Tryptamine]

Walking the guy in front of Acuna....

[UMFan83]

Nationals up 5-0 over the Reds.  Finish this off

[chibears55]

3 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Please somehow get it to Alzolay in the 9th with a 2 run or better lead.

Better be better 😬

[chibears55]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

Nationals up 5-0 over the Reds.  Finish this off

Reds are slowly dying off

[Tryptamine]

Merryweather you are a stud

[UMFan83]

Hell yeah!  Got 2 from Merryweather.  Great stuff

[chibears55]

Hell yea, big DP

Add 1 more for the heck of it

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, chibears55 said:

Reds are slowly dying off

 

I'd say they are quickly dying off

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Nationals up 5-0 over the Reds.  Finish this off

Also Marlins are up 5-0 in their game so looking like the most we can gain in the WC today if these scores hold is 0.5 games.

[Tryptamine]

Wow is Gomes slow

[UMFan83]

I'm really looking forward to that 3 off days in 8 days stretch coming up after 16 straight games.  Good chance to recharge, skip a Stroman start and get the pen rested.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

Nice poke for an RBI Morel. He had a really poor first 2 ABs so good to see

Old post but that’s kind of harsh. Elder threw him 5 balls and 1 strike his second at bat and the ump called 2 of the balls strikes.

[UMFan83]

So do you take no chances and bring Alzolay in with 2-3-4 coming up and a 4+ run lead, or do you get cute and try to steal 3 outs with Cuas to try to keep Alzolay fresh?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

6 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Also Marlins are up 5-0 in their game so looking like the most we can gain in the WC today if these scores hold is 0.5 games.

Rangers just got 3 runs back

[Tryptamine]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

So do you take no chances and bring Alzolay in with 2-3-4 coming up and a 4+ run lead, or do you get cute and try to steal 3 outs with Cuas to try to keep Alzolay fresh?

Wrap up one today, because who knows what happens tomorrow. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

So do you take no chances and bring Alzolay in with 2-3-4 coming up and a 4+ run lead, or do you get cute and try to steal 3 outs with Cuas to try to keep Alzolay fresh?

Depends on how much Cuas(who also pitched yesterday) has been burned by getting warm at least once already, but also I like to live dangerously