Guardians (Cantillo) vs Cubs (Horton): 7/3/25, 7:05pm

[Cubbies1996]

Every time the crowd chants or cheers for Pete you know he’s swinging lol

[Bull]

Why did Cubs just talk to umpires after PCA strikeout?

[JHBulls]

Can we stop already with the cuts to the PCA fans, Marquee? So annoying. 

[BKHoo]

1 minute ago, Cubbies1996 said:

Every time the crowd chants or cheers for Pete you know he’s swinging lol

Swung at a ball way off the plate. Way off. 

[DYMNO]

Just now, Jason Ross said:

You can make up for it my doing the positivity thing for Dansby continually batting 5th.

And JUST as I’m about to hit send, he singles. Nice.

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Bull said:

Why did Cubs just talk to umpires after PCA strikeout?

Umpire's facemask was broken. His chinguard popped off. Equipment manager was helping him out with it.

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, DYMNO said:

You can make up for it my doing the positivity thing for Dansby continually batting 5th.

And JUST as I’m about to hit send, he singles. Nice.

Swanson has a 139 wRC+ over his last 36 PA's. And a 127 wRC+ over his last 72.  We probably have been much too hard on him.

[UMFan83]

Are they bringing in a lefty to face Busch? Unless they made other roster moves they have 2 (and another starter) and one threw 3 innings last night

[BKHoo]

Did anyone else think PCA foul tipped that strike 3? Sure looked like it to me. 

[DYMNO]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

Swanson has a 139 wRC+ over his last 36 PA's. And a 127 wRC+ over his last 72.  We probably have been much too hard on him.

I think I may need to befriend more teachers.

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

Swanson has a 139 wRC+ over his last 36 PA's. And a 127 wRC+ over his last 72.  We probably have been much too hard on him.

What his numbers with RISP over that span, probably not good

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

What his numbers with RISP over that span, probably not good

Probably not. But we also know that RISP, especially in that kind of a SSS is not a definable skill. In fact, over his career he's hit better with RISP than bases empty. 

It's just not something we should complain about. It's sequencing more than anything. I know it can seem frustrating and real, but more likely, it's just not a thing.

[DYMNO]

I thought that was gone. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, DYMNO said:

I thought that was gone. 

Same here! Another 94mph off the bat. He's been sitting healthy over 90+mph pretty often since he switched from a leg kick to a toe-tap including his two hardest hit balls of the year. Really think we're teetering on a breakout. He's hitting the ball harder. He's made mechanical changes. I think we're getting there.

[SpongeWorthy]

good wood by Shaw there but I another part of me fears that’s the hardest he can hit it against big league pitching

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Probably not. But we also know that RISP, especially in that kind of a SSS is not a definable skill. In fact, over his career he's hit better with RISP than bases empty. 

It's just not something we should complain about. It's sequencing more than anything. I know it can seem frustrating and real, but more likely, it's just not a thing.

It not a skill but seeing a guy fall short almost everytime hes in that situation is frustrating and in that 5 hole, he comes up often in that situation. 

[DYMNO]

1 minute ago, DYMNO said:

I thought that was gone. 

93.7 EV and a xBA of .140. I must be a meatball.

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, DYMNO said:

I thought that was gone. 

Boog made it seem like it was hit better then it was.

[DYMNO]

Shaw starting to hit would quite literally be a game changer for this lineup.

[PeanutPunch33]

Horton has had a good bounce back outing, I mean he's still leaving some pitches up but the stuff is elite 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, chibears55 said:

It not a skill but seeing a guy fall short almost everytime hes in that situation is frustrating and in that 5 hole, he comes up often in that situation. 

He'd come up in almost any position with RISP, the Cubs get on base the 6th most in baseball. Hitting fifth means he's hitting directly behind the three biggest HR threats as well in the lineup. We make too much of an issue with batting order. 

Both our 7 hitter and the 8 hitter just hit with two-on. He can hit fifth or seventh or whatever for I care.

It's frustrating, but it's more that it just feels real right now. And we're hyper focused on those few PA's. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, PeanutPunch33 said:

Horton has had a good bounce back outing, I mean he's still leaving some pitches up but the stuff is elite 

He's basically been forced off his second best pitch due to the LHH. He's had to throw his changeup almost 50% more than his slider. Pretty great performance to this point considering. 

[Cubbies1996]

2 straight BS hits by Cleveland. Ugh. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Cubbies1996 said:

2 straight BS hits by Cleveland. Ugh. 

Yep. xBA of .270 and .220. Bad luck. Maybe you get one of those, but both getting through is annoying. 

[chibears55]

Funny how it just feels like when Cubs hitters hit the ball up the middle there's always a guy playing in the right spot but opponents hit one and it finds the hole.