Cubs (Taillon) vs Pirates (Ashcraft): 9/15/25, 5:40pm

[mk49]

Yeah, it's against the Pirates, but Jamo was great today.

[Papa Cub]

11 minutes ago, mk49 said:

Yeah, it's against the Pirates, but Jamo was great today.

Totally agreed - they’re still professional hitters. That same team swept the Dodgers a week or so ago 🤷‍♂️

[Papa Cub]

Hot damn - I know I’m not the only one saying this, but SO GLAD for PCA today man……guy needed this game

[chibears55]

Has Taillon moved ahead of Boyd in the playoffs rotation?

Wasn't long ago, Boyd was looking like the no.1 guy for that rotation 

[JHBulls]

16 minutes ago, muntjack said:

It's funny thinking how well PCA hit that ball, seemingly with all he had.  Then comparing it to what Schwarber did in the wild card game.  Miss that guy.

Some former Cubs have definitely had an interesting 2025, where you’d want a few of them back. Chapman, Baez and Schwarber all became all stars after all of them largely sucking the last few years. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Stuck at 4 at Wrigley again lol

[mk49]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Has Taillon moved ahead of Boyd in the playoffs rotation?

Wasn't long ago, Boyd was looking like the no.1 guy for that rotation 

I don't know, but Jamo's ERA is about 1.70 in the last four games, including today.  Boyd's last 1.5 months is more like 4.50.

[squally1313]

We probably shouldn’t base decisions on four start sample sizes 

[chibears55]

9 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

We probably shouldn’t base decisions on four start sample sizes 

Might only be 4 starts since his return but hes only had 4 bad starts all season out of his 21 where he gave up more than 3 runs.

Boyd has given up 4 or more in 5 of his last 9 starts.

Edited September 16, 2025 by chibears55

[BKHoo]

Interesting use of Soroka. 

[mk49]

If Soroka pitches well in the 8th, he might close the game.

[Bull]

1 minute ago, mk49 said:

If Soroka pitches well in the 8th, he might close the game.

That would be a welcome rest for the high leverage guys

[I owned a Suzuki]

3 minutes ago, mk49 said:

If Soroka pitches well in the 8th, he might close the game.

It would be great if the circle of trust can get a day off

Edited September 16, 2025 by I owned a Suzuki

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, BKHoo said:

Interesting use of Soroka. 

Get him some work and saving the bullpen..

Soroka, Assad, Civale, and maybe Rea may be guys that will come in and just eat up those 2-3 innings if needed to get to the late guys or in extras in the playoffs. 

Edited September 16, 2025 by chibears55

[squally1313]

They’re going to try and catch lightning in a bottle on a pitcher who can go more than one inning getting hot. Might blow up once or twice before the end of the year but highly unlikely it will have any actual impact. 

[squally1313]

15 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Might only be 4 starts since his return but hes only had 4 bad starts all season out of his 21 where he gave up more than 3 runs.

Boyd has given up 4 or more in 5 of his last 9 starts.

Matt Boyd is a significantly better pitcher. His results have soured a little bit, and I’ve been more worried than most about him hitting the walls, but the need around here have assured me the underlying stuff all looks fine, which is enough for me. Limit his pitches the next couple weeks, give him an extra day or two, and then give him the ball for one of the three games. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

They dont seem very impressed by Hodges fastball 

[UMFan83]

Bottom of the 9th, Hodge has gotten into a jam and the broadcast team is yucking it up about some skyscraper in downtown Pittsburgh

[Ding Dong Johnson]

And 2 strikes has Cruz up 2-0 in the count.

[BKHoo]

Hodge looks terrible. And the ump is a disaster calling strikes. 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Also I think I’ve seen enough of Porter Hodge

[JHBulls]

horsefeathers off ump. Call time earlier.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Just a pathetic 3-2 pitch.. can’t happen.

[mk49]

Yeah, the ump and Hodge sucked, but Craig should have let Soroka finish the game.

Edited September 16, 2025 by mk49

[JHBulls]

You’d think a 4-0 lead in the 9th would be such a low stress spot to pitch in. I guess not.