9/1 - Cubs (Wicks/TBD) vs Reds (Ashcraft/TBD): 12:10pm/5:40pm, Marquee (Let's Play Two!)

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

Maybe....he's likely going to have to pitch some point today.  Might as well have it be when the lineup is full of righties. 

Lets see if Belli and Dansby can give the next  pitcher more cushion

That is what I thought. But looks like Palencia. Can’t say I like that idea. But they do need to get innings from some off guys, I guess.

[champaignchris]

Take the lead here. Try to get one inning from Palencia before going Merryweather - Leiter - Alzolay. Keep Greene, Wes, Smyly and Keegan all possible multi-innings tonight. 

[UMFan83]

RBI machine Cody Bellinger!

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Bellinger is ok I guess

[We Got The Whole 9]

horsefeathers Belli just keeps coming through 

[Hunter]

Cody being Cody.

[Banedon]

Extend Bellinger immediately.

[Hunter]

2 minutes ago, Banedon said:

Extend Bellinger immediately.

Boras says no.

[UMFan83]

The Cubs havent had a 100 RBI season since 2018.  Bellinger is now at 80 on September 1st

[CubinNY]

Cubs TCB. Come on Jamier.

[champaignchris]

3 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

The Cubs havent had a 100 RBI season since 2018.  Bellinger is now at 80 on September 1st

After missing more than a month of the season. 

[abuck1220]

ross is as tired of watching morel bat as i am.

[CubinNY]

I thought Candy got all of that one, lol

[Dfan25]

Bell taking classes with Ross on how to let the other teams best player beat you with a base open . No way they should have pitched to Bellinger with the way Swanson has been going 

[Hunter]

Amaya is so lost. Watching a 96 mph fastball right  down the middle.

 

[UMFan83]

One way to get Amaya to continue swinging at pitches way outside is to call the ones he does take strikes

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

I thought Candy got all of that one, lol

I didnt think he hit a HR but i thought it was a hit off the bat

[UMFan83]

OK if this is the Palencia inning, I'm going to shut off the game and work for a bit.  Really don't feel like the tension of a Palencia inning

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by UMFan83

[Dfan25]

Hopefully they have someone up in case they have to take Palencia out after 3 batters . He may throw 12 straight balls 

[CubinNY]

time to hang on sloopy. 

[Rcal10]

So do they go Lieter, Merryweather and Alzolay in this one and try to get this win and roll the dice in game 2?

[Jason Ross]

Looks like Wicks pitched relatively well again.  Had to miss it because of work, glad he's continuing on fairly strong.

[Rex Buckingham]

Use your best to win this one, deal with the 2nd game as needed

[CubinNY]

They definitely have a game plan to pitch away. 

[Hunter]

Most of the time a double header is split. Go for the win of game 1.