Dodgers (Miller) vs Cubs (Hendricks): 4/5/24, 1:20pm, Marquee

[CubinNY]

He's throwing heat center cut and they can't catch up to it. 

[ToolDRT]

Nice AB from Busch. 

[gflore34]

Swanson smoked that 98 mph FB, 106 mph exit velocity, only thing that kept it from going 420+ ft was the wind.

[LBiittner]

I read Busch drew a walk

[Jason Ross]

HR, walk, hit. We're making some inroads. Alright!

[Jason Ross]

Just now, LBiittner said:

I read Busch drew a walk

He did. Worked a 3-0, strike looking, fastball swinging, foul ball (fastball, 98mph), change in the dirt for the walk. Nice PA.

[Jason Ross]

Madrigal! Tie game!

[squally1313]

We Are Good

[ToolDRT]

Nice!

[CubinNY]

Yeah, baby, Nicky Madrigal with a single. Brings in Busch.

[We Got The Whole 9]

What a perfect little Nicky special

[UMFan83]

Owned our top hitters, now getting beat up by our weaker bats

[Jason Ross]

Fun to hear "Mark Prior to the mound" regardless of the reason why.

[ToolDRT]

That Happ ball looming large to start. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

This offense is definitely legit, just hope the pitching can keep up and the fielding is cleaned up. 

[CubinNY]

two on one out!!!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

do you think Prior told him 'watch out for line drives at the elbow' during that mound visit

[squally1313]

It'd be fun to give Prior a nice ovation on one of these mound visits. Looked at tickets for tomorrow and appears like it's going to be packed (given that you can't get into the bleachers for under $100)...would be a good day for it. 

[PeanutPunch33]

Awesome start to the season so far for Nicky 2 strikes!

[squally1313]

That's a really bad defensive swing in a 3-1 count from Gomes

[We Got The Whole 9]

The Cubs have 5 regular hitters drawing walks at elite rates. Even Nico looks determined not to chase (or hit)

[KCCub]

Just now, squally1313 said:

That's a really bad defensive swing in a 3-1 count from Gomes

Pretty sure it was 2-2. Believe the ump called the pitch before that a strike but Boog and the scoreboard had it wrong. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Damn, snapped off a perfect curve on 3-1

[PeanutPunch33]

3 minutes ago, KCCub said:

Pretty sure it was 2-2. Believe the ump called the pitch before that a strike but Boog and the scoreboard had it wrong. 

I'm watching the Dodgers stream and they called it the same way (as a ball) I think it was in fact 3-1 

Edited April 5, 2024 by PeanutPunch33

[UMFan83]

Over 50 pitches through 2 is certainly a good thing.