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

[Transmogrified Tiger]

[ToolDRT]

What a fun game! Let’s get greedy and get two out of three.

[UMFan83]

How important is defense?  2 defensive plays by Nico and Busch prevented 4 Dodgers runs today.

[SOFNR]

Dub. Fun one today. Nice to get to Bobby Miller and take game 1.

[chibears55]

W...

Needed 2 big defensive plays there to get through that inning.

Nice Win, keep it rolling tomorrow 

[PeanutPunch33]

W

[JHBulls]

Hell yes. W,

[PackLandVA]

 

 

#WhyNotUs!!!

[UMFan83]

xBA on that lineout was .520

[Rcal10]

11 minutes ago, ToolDRT said:

Right, my point is the defense made up for it later. So those few runs in the first just evened out. Not saying he’s cooked or anything, but elite offenses don’t seem to have any trouble with him at this stage. 

Fair. But elite offenses don’t have trouble with many #4 starters. And that’s what he is. And not getting low strikes is never going to be good for him. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

xBA on that lineout was .520

Justice for the .210 xBA single and the 74 mph EV single from earlier in the inning

[Rcal10]

Great win. 

[Illiterate Scholar]

Hell yeah. I did not like that off the bat

[UMFan83]

BTW that Ohtani flyout in the 8th inning that ended up being a harmless routine flyout was hit 110 MPH with an xBA of .910

[UMFan83]

How was Ohtani's first ever game at Wrigley Field?

Ohtani's exit velo and xBA for his batted balls today:

106.1 mph  .900 xBA (Double)

83.1 mph, .100 xBA (Groundout)

105.2 mph, .870 xBA (HR in 30/30 parks)

99.2 mph, .600 xBA (Lineout)

110.2 mph, .910 xBA (Lineout)

[Jason Ross]

6 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

BTW that Ohtani flyout in the 8th inning that ended up being a harmless routine flyout was hit 110 MPH with an xBA of .910

Makes me feel justified I thought he absolutely hit that to the moon. 

 

Thank you, wind.

[Bertz]

In what is probably the hardest two week stretch of the season this was the also the most lopsided pitching matchup out of our favor and the team still put up 9 runs.  This offense might be a big problem for the rest of the league.

[gflore34]

Cubs won, screw Ohtani, hope we get to see Little make him look human.

[ToolDRT]

Damnit Craig, smile! 

[minnesotacubsfan]

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Cubs have the 3rd best winning pct in the NL (and in the NL Central).

[Brock Beauchamp]

I had the afternoon mostly open to watch this game but then remembered that I'm in horsefeathers Indiana right now, which is a Cubs blackout zone.

[javy knows my name]

 

12 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I had the afternoon mostly open to watch this game but then remembered that I'm in horsefeathers Indiana right now, which is a Cubs blackout zone.

 

[LBiittner]

Loved seeing this game via your descriptions. Your energy was great 

[UMFan83]

Not sure if this is this year, last year or all time but saw this on Twitter Re: Ohtani’s 110 mph routine fly ball in the 8th that would have tied the game. love me some Wrigley wind!