Cubs (Assad) vs Cardinals (Gray): 5/26/24, 6:10pm

[GoCubsGo1978]

Cubs have to do better.  1 hit in 6 innings is not going to win games.  And definitely not helping the pitchers out.

[GoCubsGo1978]

22 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Washed up Goldschmidt hits his 2nd home run of the night

Don't forget Carpenter yesterday getting a crucial pinch hit to open the game up for the Cards....

[Brian707]

Can't wait for the Bears season to start

[Derwood]

No one should ever throw anything in the zone to Happ until he proves he can lay off

[JHBulls]

 Holy horsefeathers. 

[KatJ]

19 minutes ago, Derwood said:

No one should ever throw anything in the zone to Happ until he proves he can lay off

Reached down and launched that slider. Nicely done, Ian.

Edited May 27, 2024 by KatJ

[Brian707]

6 minutes ago, Derwood said:

No one should ever throw anything in the zone to Happ until he proves he can lay off

Reverse jinx!

[JHBulls]

I’ll save us all some time. “Wilson Contreras got his hand fractured because some idiot at the Cardinals told him to move forward into the path of the hitters swing and it was simple unavoidable that he’d get hit in the hand.”
Simple, ESPN!

Edited May 27, 2024 by JHBulls

[UMFan83]

Of course, catch with fielders back against the ball and a diving catch this inning. 

[KatJ]

horsefeathers. That shoulda been a double.

[Derwood]

Cubs have the worst batted ball luck in clutch situations

[Illiterate Scholar]

104 off the bat from Nico

[UMFan83]

xBA on batted balls by the Cubs in the 8th:

.470 - warning track flyout

.550 - single

.650 - single

.390 - diving catch flyout

.370 - groundout

maybe the positive we can take from this is the bats are showing a little life. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Until proven otherwise, Porter Hodge is a thing.

[JHBulls]

More late inning big hitting from this lineup. Maybe they can do this in the first 7 innings of a ball game one day. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Wow, Happ absolutely blasted that one.

[JHBulls]

Whoa!

[UMFan83]

Goldschmidt/Happ home run derby. Unfortunately one of Happ’s was a solo

[KatJ]

A real rally would sure be nice…

[UMFan83]

Swanson followed with a lineout that had a .620 xBA

Edited May 27, 2024 by UMFan83

[Rex Buckingham]

I think I'd rather see Wisdom than Busch here

[Rex Buckingham]

what a terrible call

[mfcubs22]

Jesus wtf

[UMFan83]

Busch has a hard enough time hitting high fastballs, now he’s gotta worry about getting rung up on pitches 3 inches above the zone

[UMFan83]

I don’t get this. Down 1 and you pinch hit for Wisdom with Busch knowing Gomes is on deck?  Why??

fake edit: and then he PH madrigal with 2 outs. Make this make sense. I know Wisdom isn’t great against righties but that still makes no sense