Brewers (Sproat) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 5/18/26, 6:40pm

[Geographyhater8888]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

There's no WAY the Cubs have the 4th fewest K's in the league

It definitely feels like it since they have the 12th highest K% with RISP.

[sweetpeteman]

7 minutes ago, Derwood said:

There's no WAY the Cubs have the 4th fewest K's in the league

According to Fangraphs they're 13th with 381.

 

Unless you're talking pitching, then they're 13th, with 382. 

 

Obviously this is prior to this game. 

Edited 16 hours ago by sweetpeteman

[Derwood]

Just now, sweetpeteman said:

According to Fangraphs they're 13th with 381.

 

Unless you're talking pitching, then they're 13th, with 382. 

 

Obviously this is prior to this game. 

Boog said the Brewers have the 5th fewest K's and the Cubs the 4th fewest. Didn't catch if that was overall or in a situational thing

[chibears55]

17 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Are we out of challenges or does Ian think we absolutely will have better scenarios in which to challenge later in the game? No better time to challenge than a runner on 2nd, 2 outs and 2 strikes when is trailing 8-3. 

All the good done by the bats in that inning and Ian Happ lets them all down.

28 Ks in last 55 ABs 

 

[JHBulls]

That was ambitious Rengifo. 

[Geographyhater8888]

2 minutes ago, sweetpeteman said:

According to Fangraphs they're 13th with 381.

 

Unless you're talking pitching, then they're 13th, with 382. 

 

Obviously this is prior to this game. 

He’s looking at K%, not total strikeouts. Cubs lead the league in plate appearances so maybe that’s why.

[sweetpeteman]

4 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Boog said the Brewers have the 5th fewest K's and the Cubs the 4th fewest. Didn't catch if that was overall or in a situational thing

Huh. 

Can't find anything for 4th and 5th, but apparently they are 1 (MIL) and 2 for fewest K's with the bases empty. 

 

Fun fact, the Cubs do have the most strikeouts with RISP. So that's great. (They do have the most AB). 

Edited 16 hours ago by sweetpeteman

[JHBulls]

Of course I like the ivy but the amount of triples it has cost teams over the years lol. 

[mk49]

Did the wind stop blowing?  I thought that was gonna be a HR.

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, Dfan25 said:

The Brewers have Shota figured out . Hopefully they can avoid a sweep here . They are in deep horsefeathers with Misioriwski going tomorrow  . Will need a huge outing from Brown . 

Shota might be tipping or something, like the broadcast speculated.  They've just owned Shota.  Weren't fooled by much tonight.  Shota a bit off though.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Yeah they have a big problem with Shota facing the Brewers. They dont chase and they pound him in the zone. Idk what they can actually do about it but he shouldn't have faced Bauers because he can at least run into one or crush a meatball; take your shot against Renifo and Ortiz IMO.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

[BKHoo]

This better be the bottom of our starting pitching for the season.  It's atrocious right now.  Maybe BB can outduel the chosen one tomorrow? 

[Geographyhater8888]

They’re not even competitive in their losses. They’ve been outscored 84-36 in their last 11 of them. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[Geographyhater8888]

8 hours ago, abuck1220 said:

does happ have mono or something wtf 

He’s just a guy with a 781 OPS since 2022 who’s currently at 805, which will drop another 20 points or so by seasons end..

Edited 8 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[Butch Gernant]

Happ has got to be the league leader in taking called third strikes.

[chibears55]

2 hours ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

He’s just a guy with a 781 OPS since 2022 who’s currently at 805, which will drop another 20 points or so by seasons end..

🤫🤫🤫🤫

[chibears55]

4 hours ago, Butch Gernant said:

Happ has got to be the league leader in taking called third strikes.

He's having his worse year in strikeouts this season 

66 Ks 171 AB 38% of his outs

 

Edited 3 hours ago by chibears55

[chibears55]

Hoyer has a rotation that cant get through 5 innings, and a bullpen filled with mostly dumpster bin signings and some rejects.

Not sure if he can wait til the deadline to fix this

Edited 6 hours ago by chibears55

[Wilson A2000]

1 hour ago, chibears55 said:

Hoyer has a rotation that cant get through 5 innings, and a bullpen filled with mostly dumpster bin signings and some rejects.

Not sure if he can wait til the deadline to fix this

Any pitcher worth signing is going to command a huge price when we are 2.5 months from the trade deadline

Edited 5 hours ago by Wilson A2000

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 hour ago, chibears55 said:

He's having his worse year in strikeouts this season 

66 Ks 171 AB 38%

 

Jesus dude have you ever visited fangraphs? You divide the Ks by Plate Appearances, not ABs. Walks have to be accounted for.

[chibears55]

1 hour ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Any pitcher worth signing is going to command a huge price when we are 2.5 months from the trade deadline

Agree, just saying not sure how much this pitching staff gonna hold on until then

[chibears55]

20 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Jesus dude have you ever visited fangraphs? You divide the Ks by Plate Appearances, not ABs. Walks have to be accounted for.

Ok..

38% of his outs are strikeouts 

32% overall

🙄

Edited 3 hours ago by chibears55