White Sox (Smith) vs Cubs (Horton): 5/16/25, 1:20pm

[Rcal10]

4 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Horton got it through some sort of scorekeepers discretion clause. The rules get funky. 
 

 

I know on occasion the scorekeeper can award a win to a guy who isn’t technically the pitcher of record. But that is usually done when the guy who is the pitcher of record sucked ad got lucky to be in the game when his team turned the game around. The scorekeeper can award someone else who may have been effective, with the win. But Horton was the pitcher of record after 5 and the Cubs never trailed. I thought that was the requirement to get a win using standard rules. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Ok… that was horsefeathers scary

[Irrelevant Dude]

Oh man, that scared me to death.  Can you imaging PCA and Tucker both getting hurt in a full speed collision?

[WhyCantWeWin]

The curse of third base continues 

[UMFan83]

Man our third basemen are just so awesome

[Rex Buckingham]

PCA is a superstar

[Andy]

The wind helped a bit but it looks like the offense is awake again

[Rcal10]

PCA! 

[UMFan83]

Meanwhile PCA is an RBI machine!

[JHBulls]

Never forget. Javier Baez and Trevor Williams.

[Rcal10]

I think they need to bring Shaw back and just let him play. That collection of guys they have there all suck. 

[Rcal10]

Now Pressly. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

I can see why the Twitter trolls call him PCAAA.. this guy sucks.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Just now, Rcal10 said:

Now Pressly. 

His mom won’t be happy about it if he pitches in the 8th vs the White Sox.

[gflore34]

PCA picked Lopez up nevertheless, had any of the 3B been able to put the ball in play they may have 12+ runs up on the board.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

PCA has a 143 wRC in nearly 200 PA, in no universe did I even consider that was a possibility this year

[Andy]

25 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Horton got it through some sort of scorekeepers discretion clause. The rules get funky. 
 

Basically if the starter doesn't go 5 IP and the lead doesn't change hands after that the scorekeeper picks the winning pitcher. No idea what that process looks like.

[WhyCantWeWin]

And a new cubs killer is born….

[Andy]

Just now, Transmogrified Tiger said:

PCA has a 143 wRC in nearly 200 PA, in no universe did I even consider that was a possibility this year

I was just thinking earlier how funny it is that it took him so freaking long to so much as get a hit and now less than a year later he's destroying the ball.

[squally1313]

2 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

PCA has a 143 wRC in nearly 200 PA, in no universe did I even consider that was a possibility this year

It’s like 2018 Javy on steroids 

[Andy]

4 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I think they need to bring Shaw back and just let him play. That collection of guys they have there all suck. 

Shaw is either the best fielder of all options or very close and he can't realistically hit worse, so yeah, let's get him back up here. Maybe by the end of the year he'll be PCA-ing

[Cubs206]

Moises scored twice and has an RBI but no hits lol. It will come!

[gflore34]

Actually a pretty good breaking ball from Pressly there although, I don't blame Palacios for looking shocked he somehow struck out.

[UMFan83]

10 minutes ago, itisallpartoftheplan said:

I can see why the Twitter trolls call him PCAAA.. this guy sucks.

Honestly that would have been a great nickname if he sucked.  Too bad he doesn't.

[UMFan83]

omg he threw to third with Busch dead to rights at 2B?  Wow this team is interesting.