Padres (Vasquez) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 4/4/25, 1:20pm

[Rex Buckingham]

this team takes a lot of good ABs and plays good D... they've got a good floor

[ToolDRT]

Balls 

[Cubs206]

I like how when the wind blows in only the opponent can homer sometimes lol 

[Rex Buckingham]

freaking Martin Maldonado?!?

[ToolDRT]

Just now, Cubs206 said:

I like how when the wind blows in only the opponent can homer sometimes lol 

I’ve noticed this too 🤣

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Cubs206 said:

I like how when the wind blows in only the opponent can homer sometimes lol 

All it takes is the hitting acumen of...

*checks notes*

Martin Maldonado.

[NorthsideAvenger]

17 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

All it takes is the hitting acumen of...

*checks notes*

Martin Maldonado.

Cubs legend Martin Maldonaldo tied the game up? Oh man.

[CubinNY]

Machado still has a cannon.

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Machado still has a cannon.

Only rivaled by his mouth.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Approach has been pretty crappy after the 1st

[We Got The Whole 9]

Has Shota gotten a single swing and miss?

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Has Shota gotten a single swing and miss?

Per Statcast - up to 7

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 minute ago, 1908_Cubs said:

Per Statcast - up to 7

Thanks

[ToolDRT]

Dang

[Jason Ross]

3 hours ago, Bertz said:

Randy Vasquez is bad.  Really really bad.  That said I'm worried that this team is due for a game where they get BABIP'd, and the weather today certainly wouldn't combat that.

Cubs Outs through 4:

Suzuki - 114 mph xBA .740

Amaya - 105 mph xBA .930

Swanson - 98mph xBA .320

Tucker - 98mph xBA .380

Shaw - 87mph xBA .540

[JHBulls]

36 minutes ago, Cubs206 said:

I like how when the wind blows in only the opponent can homer sometimes lol 

I’ll say. That hit off the bat of Amaya was headed out for a home run, then decided to stop in mid air, think about it and dropped into the outfielders glove.

[CUBDOM4life]

Motorola’s getting in a good bit of advertising this series

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

I’ll say. That hit off the bat of Amaya was headed out for a home run, then decided to stop in mid air, think about it and dropped into the outfielders glove.

Bogaerts didn't hit the ball that PCA caught quite as hard, but going to the gap instead of dead center probably makes them about as likely to get out of here on a normal day, so we can probably cancel those out. The rest runs more unlucky to the Cubs, as shown by the 41 point xBA advantage. 

[Jason Ross]

Seiya!

[JHBulls]

Very, very fortunate. But we’ll take it. 

[UMFan83]

22 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Cubs legend Martin Maldonaldo tied the game up? Oh man.

oh crap, I turned it off for a bit and checked and thought it said Machado hit the HR.  That's so much worse

[JBears79]

Looks like a really crappy day today. Seiya was booking it there.

[squally1313]

Feel like he would have had a much better shot at Turner at first there. 

[UMFan83]

Just now, JHBulls said:

Very, very fortunate. But we’ll take it. 

Eh, it was a well hit ball.  Definitely required a good jump from Seiya but he probably didn't have a better option than 2B.  It was good baseball IMO.

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Very, very fortunate. But we’ll take it. 

xBA of .470 and 103mph off the bat.