Reds (Abbott) vs Cubs (Horton): 8/6/25, 1:20pm

[Brandon Glick]

What an absolutely brutal series this has been...

[Outshined_One]

[Longhorn20]

500 million dollar performance last night?

[Cubbies1996]

F it and put PCA in the lead off. Seems like that’s the last time the offense was truly electric 

[Rcal10]

5 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

F it and put PCA in the lead off. Seems like that’s the last time the offense was truly electric 

When was this? 

[Geographyhater8888]

Reds should be -3.5 today. 

[mul21]

9 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

F it and put PCA in the lead off. Seems like that’s the last time the offense was truly electric 

Yeah, let's put the guy with the .654 OPS against lefties in a spot where he'll get the most ABs against the lefty starter the Reds are putting out there tonight.  Terrific plan. 🙄

[Michael Busch Light]

Feels like we are due to be swept here.  

[Rcal10]

I am going to guess Tucker sits this game. Castro plays right again, Suzuki is the DH and Turner starts at 1st. We need Cade to pitch a great game and go 6 (at least). Shake the line up a but:

Hoerner, Castro, Happ, Kelly,, Suzuki,  Armstrong Nico, Shaw, Swanson

Something to change it up. Hell, draw names out of a hat. 

[Geographyhater8888]

7 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

When was this? 

Back when Happ missed 9 games to injury in May.

Edited August 6, 2025 by Geographyhater8888

[Rcal10]

Just now, mul21 said:

Yeah, let's put the guy with the .654 OPS against lefties in a spot where he'll get the most ABs against the lefty starter the Reds are putting out there tonight.  Terrific plan. 🙄

FYI…. Day game today at 1:20

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Back when Happ was injured in May.

👍 didn’t remember. Been a long season. 

[Geographyhater8888]

8 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

👍 didn’t remember. Been a long season. 

 

9 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

👍 didn’t remember. Been a long season. 

Back when Carson Kelly OPS was over 1K and vibes were good, 

[JBears79]

Over or under 1 run today

[Stratos]

Someone slip some cocaine and steroids in Tuckers coffee

[soccer10k]

I look forward to see how we lose this game and how squally pops into the thread after to tell us that everything will be fine and Milwaukee will lose again eventually.

[CubUgly]

1 hour ago, Brandon Glick said:

What an absolutely brutal series this has been...

I felt like we could have played another 9 innings last night and would not have scored.  The body language is terrible.  And my confidence level is zero that we are going to start hitting any time soon,

[PackLandVA]

Happ, Suzuki, Busch, Kelly, PCA, and Castro are a combined 2 for 33 with 2 RBI against Abbott in their careers (small sample size).

[Geographyhater8888]

15 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

I look forward to see how we lose this game and how squally pops into the thread after to tell us that everything will be fine and Milwaukee will lose again eventually.

July 6th: Still 4 games up on Milwaukee and we’re way better than them. August 6th: We’re still 4.5 up on the Reds for a wild card spot and we’re way better than them. 

Edited August 6, 2025 by Geographyhater8888

[WhyCantWeWin]

I remember there was some hard contact the last time the Cubs faced Abbott. Maybe they will get to him today. 
 

 

[squally1313]

22 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

I look forward to see how we lose this game and how squally pops into the thread after to tell us that everything will be fine and Milwaukee will lose again eventually.

depends on your definition of 'fine' I guess. 95.9% to make the playoffs is still better than we were at any point in 2023 or 2024. I know the vibes are rancid, they've been brutal watches (though Sunday ended up fun), but pretty much every good team in baseball besides the Brewers has (usually recently) gone through a stretch like this (or worse). 

And yes, they will, at some point, hopefully in the next few weeks, lose again. 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I was at the game yesterday and it was miserable. Then I had a dream they gave Jed Hoyer the $500 million extension that was earmarked for Tucker. Either the Cubs need to turn it around or I need a horsefeathers break.

[DrCub]

1 hour ago, JBears79 said:

Over or under 1 run today

I’ll take the over.  We’re getting 2 today!!!

[Geographyhater8888]

9 minutes ago, Bobson Dugnutt said:

I was at the game yesterday and it was miserable. Then I had a dream they gave Jed Hoyer the $500 million extension that was earmarked for Tucker. Either the Cubs need to turn it around or I need a horsefeathers break.

Hot take but game 2 vs Miami in the 2020 playoffs was my most frustrating cubs loss. Not because of the stakes exactly but I not only predicted but knew Darvish would pitch a gem and they’d get shutout. I’m just glad no one there in person to witness that inevitable outcome. The lack of any element of surprise when the bats go cold no matter the manager season decade etc seems very Cubs specific.

[UMFan83]

24 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Hot take but game 2 vs Miami in the 2020 playoffs was my most frustrating cubs loss. Not because of the stakes exactly but I not only predicted but knew Darvish would pitch a gem and they’d get shutout. I’m just glad no one there in person to witness that inevitable outcome. The lack of any element of surprise when the bats go cold no matter the manager season decade etc seems very Cubs specific.

I wasn't frustrated at all.  For one, the entire season felt fake.  Plus the offense had really struggled down the stretch of the season so I wasn't surprised that they struggled.  If they played 162 games, I don't think the Cubs win the Central, so it didn't suck as much to me.