Cubs (Flexen) vs Yankees (Rodon): 7/11/25, 6:05pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Ugh, the Yankees. Gross.

[Derwood]

We can't keep going with a bullpen game every 5th day. Yes, I get that most deals are done in the final days before the deadline, but even with the ASB, this seems suboptimal

[Cubbies1996]

Tonight is the night the Cubs breakout of their funk against LHP. Shake up the lineup. Move Happ down, and good things will happen!

[Rcal10]

24 minutes ago, Derwood said:

We can't keep going with a bullpen game every 5th day. Yes, I get that most deals are done in the final days before the deadline, but even with the ASB, this seems suboptimal

I agree. And I know CC is calling this a bullpen day, however, I don’t think it will be like last BP days. Flexen is not “the opener” IMO. I think if he pitches we’ll be could get to 60 pitches and thru 4 innings. Then go to Wicks for maybe 3. I don’t think the plan today is to parade 8 pitchers into the game, like a true BP day. But, who knows🤷

[muntjack]

Would love to be wrong, but this sure feels like a 14-1 type blowout, where Judge goes deep 3 times.  Happ solo shot for the silver lining.   

 

[Rcal10]

6 minutes ago, muntjack said:

Would love to be wrong, but this sure feels like a 14-1 type blowout, where Judge goes deep 3 times.  Happ solo shot for the silver lining.   

 

Just remember….. baseball is stupid. So anything can happen. 

[gflore34]

4 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Just remember….. baseball is stupid. So anything can happen. 

That's what I was thinking, realistically it appears the Cubs chances are slim to none.  Rodon was blown up in last start maybe, and I know I'm grasping at straws, akin to hitter, he's in a slump?

[CubinNY]

The Yankees are reeling. Their bullpen is in shambles. If the Cubs can keep it close, there is no reason they can't win any or all of these games. They traditionally do not play well in the Bronx, though. 

[Brian707]

1 minute ago, CubinNY said:

The Yankees are reeling. Their bullpen is in shambles. If the Cubs can keep it close, there is no reason they can't win any or all of these games. They traditionally do not play well in the Bronx, though. 

They won 4 in a row

[BigSlick]

Baseball is weird and whenever everything points in one direction, you can bet the exact opposite occurs

 

[muntjack]

Yep,  4 in a row and a dramatic win last night.  Very good LHP vs  Flexen and Wicks. On paper, not good.  Winning these kinds of games is one of the best things about regular- season baseball. 

 

[cubfansince77]

Well, I'm not overly optimistic about another bullpen day but we're shorthanded...not much we can do about it. Rodon is hittable so....we shall see

[gflore34]

Shaw working on a  0-20 over his last 6 games only 3 K's.  Really, since a good week in early June he hasn't done much, if anyone ever needed just a hint of success it's Shaw.  Ultimately, while Cam Smith looks all world, I do believe Shaw will just as good if not better.  Just not anytime in the near future.

[17 Seconds]

cam is doing well but he also has 17 strikeouts and 0 walks in his last 10 games

[chibears55]

Be nice to figure out a way to win tonight game, then with Boyd and Imanaga the next 2 days they'll have a pretty good opportunity to get at least 1 more win and take the series. 

Sunday pitching matchup heavily favors the Cubs with Imanaga. 

[Bertz]

This would be an extremely stupid game for the Cubs to win so that makes it more or less a lock

[gflore34]

10 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

cam is doing well but he also has 17 strikeouts and 0 walks in his last 10 games

I saw that as well, maybe, the league is starting to figure out he's having trouble with high fastballs?  Appears up and in is hole for him.

[WhyCantWeWin]

Im expecting a lot of dongs from PCA and Tucker this series 

[Chicago Al]

What’s up with some of these comments? Are the Yankees undefeated or something? The Cubs are a damn good team, they can go toe to toe with any team in this league. 

[CubUgly]

41 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Im expecting a lot of dongs from PCA and Tucker this series 

Yes that short porch is akin to what the Crawford boxes in Houston are for a righty - cheap homers to be found there....of course that goes both ways. 

[squally1313]

9 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

What’s up with some of these comments? Are the Yankees undefeated or something? The Cubs are a damn good team, they can go toe to toe with any team in this league. 

No, see, you're looking at the full year. That's silly. What you need to do is look at the last three games, and ideally ignore the last one. Plus, Matt Shaw is a struggling rookie, so there's that. 

[Rcal10]

56 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

What’s up with some of these comments? Are the Yankees undefeated or something? The Cubs are a damn good team, they can go toe to toe with any team in this league. 

I am not one to suggest Cubs can’t win here. But pitching match ups are not favorable. Cubs get Rodon and Fried and are going bullpen day today. Tomorrow we get Boyd, but again, that is against Fried. Sunday looks ok, but Imanaga was hit hard last turn out. If we are looking at this from an unbiased view I would think most would feel the Yankees have the edge. Doesn’t mean the Cubs cannot beat them. They absolutely can. 

[KCCub]

Fun playoff caliber matchup. The matchup doesn't get any tougher than this for Boyd and Shota. 

[Chicago Al]

9 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I am not one to suggest Cubs can’t win here. But pitching match ups are not favorable. Cubs get Rodon and Fried and are going bullpen day today. Tomorrow we get Boyd, but again, that is against Fried. Sunday looks ok, but Imanaga was hit hard last turn out. If we are looking at this from an unbiased view I would think most would feel the Yankees have the edge. Doesn’t mean the Cubs cannot beat them. They absolutely can. 

The pitching matchup is definitely going to be tough. Cubs face Rodon and Fried this series, the Yankees have to face Imanaga and Boyd. Imanaga hasn’t quite been his usual self in his last 2 starts (however, he wasn’t absolutely terrible either) but those were 2 starts after coming back from injury. Boyd has been a stud this season, confident he’ll continue that success in his next start. I have full confidence in Imanaga coming back and being more effective in his next start. 

[Geographyhater8888]

I hope Busch is in the lineup at least