Cubs (Rea) vs Orioles (Kremer): 7/8/26, 5:35pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Brewers have been burying the Cardinals while the Cubs get to face the Orioles. The Cubs could go into the break in a position of relative strength.

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Tyler Ferguson	0	16	9	0	8	33
Trent Thornton	0	26	0	0	14	40
Ryan Rolison	0	16	20	0	27	63
Javier Assad	0	0	80	0	0	80
Jacob Webb	0	0	27	0	7	34
Gavin Hollowell	17	0	0	0	0	17
Drew Pomeranz	11	0	13	0	0	24
Caleb Thielbar	0	12	0	0	0	12

 

[Bertz]

It's just three starts and he has a lengthy track record of mediocrity but Kremer has been kind of fantastic these first three starts off the IL?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

8 minutes ago, Bertz said:

It's just three starts and he has a lengthy track record of mediocrity but Kremer has been kind of fantastic these first three starts off the IL?

He has, and somehow 5 of the 12 hits he's allowed have been homers.

[mk49]

Over the last 3 starts, Rea pitched pretty well.  Hopefully, he keeps doing that.

[CubUgly]

1 hour ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

He has, and somehow 5 of the 12 hits he's allowed have been homers.

5 homers in 3 games?  He would fit right in with our starters.   ERA still very respectable in his small sample given that number of homers. 

[JHBulls]

Imagine you’re sitting in the bleachers enjoying a game of baseball and the next thing you know someone is blasting you in the face with a garden hose. 

[Papa Cub]

Some solid contact that inning from 2-4 hitters anyway. Let’s go Colin! 

[Papa Cub]

Personally - I think Taylor Ward has the best eye in baseball currently. Dude just will NOT chase anything. Gotta throw to him and hope he doesn’t do damage. 

[chibears55]

What are you looking at Kelly ?

3-2 fastball down the middle 

[BKHoo]

Do Conforto and Suzuki look alike? 

[SparkMark1]

Neat Pete

[squally1313]

25 minutes ago, Papa Cub said:

Personally - I think Taylor Ward has the best eye in baseball currently. Dude just will NOT chase anything. Gotta throw to him and hope he doesn’t do damage. 

Good call

[chibears55]

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On an 0-2 pitch 

[mk49]

Nice.

[JHBulls]

How good is PCA at this baseball thing? 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Good call

his overall swing percentage is crazy

[mk49]

At this moment, Kremer's HR/9 is slightly higher than Jamo.😁

[PeanutPunch33]

nice defense 

[squally1313]

7 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

his overall swing percentage is crazy

Yeah that’s lowest in baseball too. Bregman, Suzuki and Busch are all in the top 20 for lowest swing percentage (out of 150 qualified). No cubs in the top 30 for highest. 

[PeanutPunch33]

3-0 green light, damn.  Not a huge fan of that.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Unbelievable catch and tag 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

that was Javy Baez level

[PeanutPunch33]

Rutschman is special 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Inside-outed a sinker 400 feet 

[chibears55]

Yeh, this game just had a bad flow feeling to it.  Bats are napping,  was just a matter of if/when the Orioles would strike.