Cubs (Boyd) vs Pirates (Jones): 7/24/26, 5:40pm

[Geographyhater8888]

Good work by Boyd today. 

[Dfan25]

Huge win . Find a way to win one of the next 2 and I will be super happy . 

[Derwood]

Cubs win

Brewers lose

Cards losing

[Radar3454]

Never a doubt

[mk49]

Pete's fWAR is now 6.6.😄

[Dfan25]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Cubs win

Brewers lose

Cards losing

Dbacks won . They are actually closer to the Cubs and than the Cards and Pirates 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Glad to get the win. This team would be out of the race if it weren't for Pete.

[Bertz]

Ummmmmm Hollowell might be a thing now that he's added that changeup?

[chibears55]

Time for a little banana ball at Wrigley Field now 😅

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Cubs win

Brewers lose

Cards losing

Phillies lose 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Ummmmmm Hollowell might be a thing now that he's added that changeup?

Def passes the eye test. 

[mk49]

2 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Ummmmmm Hollowell might be a thing now that he's added that changeup?

He might be.  He has impressed me a lot lately.

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

Ummmmmm Hollowell might be a thing now that he's added that changeup?

Honestly thought his stuff had wicked movement when he first pitched this year but he was all over the place.

[Dfan25]

Yeah I read that Hollowell added a changeup . Hex was getting hammered by lefties 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

11 minutes ago, Dfan25 said:

Huge win . Find a way to win one of the next 2 and I will be super happy . 

Better be tomorrow because Taillon is almost a guaranteed loss

[mk49]

Hollowell threw 17 chageups, and the Whiff% is 77.8.  Very impressive.

[mk49]

Just now, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Better be tomorrow because Taillon is almost a guaranteed loss

Shota with Amaya should be better than Skenes.😄

[Derwood]

Cards lose

[soccer10k]

3 hours ago, Derwood said:

Cubs win

Brewers lose

Cards losing

[Thurman Merman]

3 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Time for a little banana ball at Wrigley Field now 😅

Fun to see zobrist. Can't believe they actually made him run the bases.

[Stratos]

Rea, Taillon, and Cabrera have thrown a combined 250 IP with a 5.08 ERA, even with by far the best defense in MLB.  They're killing this team.  We need to trade for a SP.  Even an average SP would be a big upgrade.  Then hope Cabrera pitches better too and/or Brown gets healthy.

I suspect with Brown that they rest him as as long as possible before the playoffs and at best give him several MLB starts in Sept to get him at 100% before the playoffs.  Probably doesn't pay to bring him back before that and risk him not healing then needing to head back to the IL.

[Geographyhater8888]

The Cubs defense is worth 1.3 runs fewer than the other 5 teams combined with a positive defensive run value.

Something to keep in mind every time the offense has a bad night on the rare occasion that it’s a low scoring win like last night. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[Geographyhater8888]

9 hours ago, mk49 said:

Pete's fWAR is now 6.6.😄

And he gets no credit for that IBB that led to the game winning 3rd run.

Edited 7 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[Rcal10]

6 hours ago, Stratos said:

Rea, Taillon, and Cabrera have thrown a combined 250 IP with a 5.08 ERA, even with by far the best defense in MLB.  They're killing this team.  We need to trade for a SP.  Even an average SP would be a big upgrade.  Then hope Cabrera pitches better too and/or Brown gets healthy.

I suspect with Brown that they rest him as as long as possible before the playoffs and at best give him several MLB starts in Sept to get him at 100% before the playoffs.  Probably doesn't pay to bring him back before that and risk him not healing then needing to head back to the IL.

I agree with you on Brown. I feel he is that guy they use only when it really matters. If the Cubs are a clear wild card team but can’t realistically catch the Brewers I would guess you see him in multi innings relief the last 2 weeks of the season, every few days to get work in. If the gap is closer and they can catch the Brewers you might see him earlier and in more important spots. Not just getting work in to be ready for the playoffs. They just need him healthy for whatever time key games are played. 

[javy knows my name]

3 hours ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

The Cubs defense is worth 1.2 runs fewer than the other 5 teams combined with a positive defensive run value.

Something to keep in mind every time the offense has a bad night on the rare occasion that it’s a low scoring win like last night. 

What?