Reds (Lodolo) vs Cubs (Pomeranz): 5/31/25, 1:20pm

[PeanutPunch33]

Can't really say enough good things about Palencia.  He's been like the best closer in baseball the last month.  I'm sure when the season started, Jed had a dozen names in mind for closer and Palencia was not one of them.

Exciting to see a young player take his role on the team with his performance 

[JHBulls]

W! 
Hopefully the lineup wakes up tomorrow and scores 87 runs. 

[Dfan25]

What a job by the pitching today . Huge win when they are struggling with the bats .

[chibears55]

W...

Start with an opener,  end with the closer 

😅

Edited May 31, 2025 by chibears55

[BKHoo]

Fly the W. Big win. 
 

Dominant performance by Brown. Why not start him the second inning next time also? 

Edited May 31, 2025 by BKHoo

[Irrelevant Dude]

It's fun having one of those fireballing closers for a change.

[Cubs206]

Ok the sleepy lineup woke up just in time and Palencia notched that 5th save.  Suck it reds! Do it again tomorrow 

[Nolansomebody]

Heckuva game in those last two innings.

[gflore34]

Excellent, love the last out was Fraley and he looked like the feeble hitter is in the midst of striking out!

[Nolansomebody]

Cubs win!

[Rcal10]

Good teams do what it takes to win. If they aren’t hitting they pitch. This is a damn good team. 

[Chicago Al]

1 hit for the Reds, not an easy task. Bullpen and Brown made it happen.

[Geographyhater8888]

13 runs in 5 games, 4 wins. Last week 51 runs in 6 games, 4 wins.

[Illiterate Scholar]

Love to see the catch probability on that 2nd out. 

[BKHoo]

18-9 in May. Nice month. 

[gflore34]

1 minute ago, Chicago Al said:

1 hit for the Reds, not an easy task. Bullpen and Brown made it happen.

Honestly, I was waiting for Brown to lose it, to his credit, he remained dialed in, the potential to get better is there.  I know the starting pitching is a concern nevertheless, guys like Brown and Horton have the potential to get better coupled with 3 other solid guys does offer some hope.

[abuck1220]

have won 4 of 5 playing absolutely terribly (at least offensively). that’s good I think. 

[NorthsideAvenger]

39 minutes ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

I know that extensions for relievers are generally frowned upon but I would not mind a 2 or 3 year extension for Kepler.  They've unlocked something with him and I don't see it suddenly changing 

Kepler or Keller?

Cubs, I like winning more than losing. So, let's continue to win.

 

Edited May 31, 2025 by NorthsideAvenger

[WhyCantWeWin]

Yeah definitely need to do this opener thing for Brown more often. Think it was especially effective today with the reds forgetting how to hit lefties. 
 

Also this offense is slumping hard, think we can stop pretending that Marquez and the rest of the rockies staff were some secret Ace pitchers

[PeanutPunch33]

35 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Kepler or Keller?

Cubs, I like winning more than losing. So, let's continue to win.

 

Keller*  Got too excited after that inning lol.  

[UMFan83]

44 minutes ago, Illiterate Scholar said:

Love to see the catch probability on that 2nd out. 

10%

He also said PCA added 0.99 OAA today alone. 

Edited May 31, 2025 by UMFan83

[We Got The Whole 9]

The horsefeathers Brewers have hung 12 on Luzardo

[BKHoo]

1 hour ago, UMFan83 said:

10%

He also said PCA added 0.99 OAA today alone. 

That was a terrible pitch. 

[UMFan83]

1 hour ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

The horsefeathers Brewers have hung 12 on Luzardo

At least a Phillies loss means the Cubs will end the night tied for the best record in the NL with the Phillies and possibly Dodgers

[gflore34]

14 minutes ago, BKHoo said:

That was a terrible pitch. 

Yeah it was, bad location, fortunately PCA came up big.