Braves (Morton) @ Cubs (Assad) - 5/21/24 6:40 CST - TBS/Marquee

[UMFan83]

Braves were just handing the Cubs a win with the middle of the order due up and we couldn’t do anything. Damn

[We Got The Whole 9]

Man have LHP suddenly owned us this month. 

[mfcubs22]

Ozuna has to be one of my most annoying players to root for

[JHBulls]

Luke Little did very well from having his first batter faced at a 3-0 count. 

[mfcubs22]

All the bullpen needed was Kyle Hendricks in it. 

[abuck1220]

please bunt with happ. I can’t deal with a 6-4-3.

[abuck1220]

Just now, abuck1220 said:

please bunt with happ. I can’t deal with a 6-4-3.

lol he tried 

[JHBulls]

Hit it in the air, preferably in the outfield. 

[squally1313]

Hoerner and Seiya have had some bizarre, Monstars type moments at the plate tonight

[JHBulls]

What a good win against a good team. 

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

Hit it in the air, preferably in the outfield. 

lol kinda?

[Derwood]

Ok, sure, that'll work

[chibears55]

Good ol Baltimore Chop for the W...

Winning Ugly

[chibears55]

5 minutes ago, mfcubs22 said:

All the bullpen needed was Kyle Hendricks in it. 

Professor out there coaching them up...

[abuck1220]

good job bullpen 

[squally1313]

xBA advantage of 90 points tonight, deserved the win even if it came that way

[mfcubs22]

I’d be so annoyed losing like that if I was the Braves. But also, you deserve to lose going scoreless off the Cubs bullpen for 5+ innings. 

[JHBulls]

Nico Hoerner 10 day IL (Flu).

 

 

 

[GoCubsGo1978]

WOW!  Fly the W!  A win is a win.

[Bertz]

*whispers* The Cubs' bullpen is now 15th in WAR and 11th in WPA

[UMFan83]

I can’t say enough good things about the pitching today, especially the pen.  Outside of the HBP/single sequence to start Tyson Miller’s 3rd different inning on the mound I believe the pen was perfect in 5.1 IP against a top 3 offense in the league (conservatively) with the wind blowing out strong. 
 

The Cubs are still not playing great all around baseball but they are winning just enough to keep their heads above water and I promise you that will pay dividends later in the season when they are playing better. 
 

 

[PackLandVA]

Congrats Luke Little on your 1st MLB Victory!!!!

 

[Bertz]

This early in the year the focus is correctly on the division, but something else to keep in mind is that the Cubs are 4 games up on a playoff spot despite the injuries and the tough early schedule.

[LBiittner]

25 minutes ago, Bertz said:

This early in the year the focus is correctly on the division, but something else to keep in mind is that the Cubs are 4 games up on a playoff spot despite the injuries and the tough early schedule.

And only 5 teams in the NL with winning records 

[UMFan83]

Man that was awesome watching him strike out the heart of the Braves order after coming into a 1st adn 2nd 0 out situation.  Also Counsell seems to be doing a decent job of managing Leiter's workload so far this year.  Hopefully that will prevent him from wearing down like last year because damn when he's on like tonight its impressive.

There was a 31 game stretch last year where Leiter pitched in 19 of the games (16.2 IP).  For comparison, tonight was Leiter's 20th game this year (20 IP) and we're in game 48.