Rangers (Mahle) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 4/9/25, 1:20pm

[Brandon Glick]

Dare I say it? The Cubs look like the best team in baseball right now. Could they notch another sweep before heading to L.A. to take on the mighty Dodgers?

 

[Dfan25]

Are they even playing this one ? I read somewhere that the forecast isn’t looking too good . 

[squally1313]

Seems fine on my weather app (sitting in the loop currently). Miserable conditions but dry for a while. 

[squally1313]

Go get a starter please. Overpay if needed. 

[UMFan83]

Wind supposedly blowing out heavily to LF.  Not ideal for a Shota start but hopefully he can pitch around it and the Cubs hitters can take advantage.

[musclemom]

Heavy rain is tonight.

[ToolDRT]

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I like the absence of a "getaway day" lineup. I don't pay marquee to watch Tater strike out 6 times in 4 ABs.

[Rex Buckingham]

uh, Shota isn't fooling them

[ToolDRT]

Not at all. 

[Rex Buckingham]

3 batters in and they've hit it a combined 1000 feet or so... thankfully 1 was in the well and the other to right-center

[CubinNY]

If Burger is LH Tucker is out. 

[CubinNY]

A lot of hard hit balls. 

[chibears55]

1 hour ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

I like the absence of a "getaway day" lineup. I don't pay marquee to watch Tater strike out 6 times in 4 ABs.

That was yesterday's game lol

[chibears55]

This could be the bats quiet day

[CubinNY]

8 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

This could be the bats quiet day

"bad luck" on BABIP day. 

[JHBulls]

Excellent base running, Seiya.

[UMFan83]

Fun fact: Mahle has started more games against the Cubs in his career than any other team in baseball.

Another fun fact: Seiya just hit a triple.

[chibears55]

Gotta get him home 

[ToolDRT]

Nice ab!

[UMFan83]

Wonderful AB by Busch after starting out down 0-2.  Thought for sure that was going to end in a K.

[JHBulls]

Another fun fact: Cubs have won 7 of 8.

More fun facts: It’s 1-1.

A less than fun fact: Cubs will eventually lose 7 of 8 because the baseball season is long.

Edited April 9, 2025 by JHBulls

[Jason Ross]

Im really beginning to love Michael Busch. I always liked him, but he's really become a stabilizing bat. He's never going to be Kyle Tucker but he's just good. 

[squally1313]

An additional fun fact: Shota has settled down very nicely. 

A separate fun fact: Tucker becomes so much harder to deal with when Suzuki is doing what he's doing now (which is what he's been doing for a while, 15th in wOBA over the last calendar year, 9th since the 2024 ASB)

[CubinNY]

1 minute ago, squally1313 said:

An additional fun fact: Shota has settled down very nicely. 

A separate fun fact: Tucker becomes so much harder to deal with when Suzuki is doing what he's doing now (which is what he's been doing for a while, 15th in wOBA over the last calendar year, 9th since the 2024 ASB)

jinx. 

But fly ball pitcher is going to have fly balls leave the yard.