Cubs (Boyd) vs Cardinals (May): 7/29/26, 6:45pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Beating the Cardinals is fun!

[Brock Beauchamp]

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Tyler Ferguson	0	0	0	0	14	14
Trent Thornton	0	0	19	8	0	27
Ryan Rolison	0	0	23	15	0	38
Javier Assad	0	32	0	0	0	32
Jacob Webb	10	0	0	14	0	24
Gavin Hollowell	5	0	0	15	0	20
Caleb Thielbar	12	0	0	0	0	12
Andrew Wantz	0	0	0	0	27	27
Aaron Civale	0	0	27	0	0	27

 

[Derwood]

It would be ironic if we won the Peterson/Rea starts but lost the Boyd/Shota starts

[CubUgly]

10 minutes ago, Derwood said:

It would be ironic if we won the Peterson/Rea starts but lost the Boyd/Shota starts

That would also suck but that would be so baseball.  The Cards are going through one of those hitting funks I guess all teams do right now.  ours seem to last longer though don't they. 

[Geographyhater8888]

Dustin May is the opposite of McGreevy. His FIP and xStats don’t match his inflated ERA.

[squally1313]

1 hour ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Dustin May is the opposite of McGreevy. His FIP and xStats don’t match his inflated ERA.

....should we get him?

[bddavidson]

If there is an Andrew Needz at some level of baseball he needs to be acquired ASAP

[mul21]

32 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

....should we get him?

He's a guy I'd be concerned about hitting a wall because of innings.  He threw 132 last year but before that hadn't thrown more than 56 ever in his MLB career and was out all of 2024.

[I owned a Suzuki]

1 hour ago, CubUgly said:

That would also suck but that would be so baseball.  The Cards are going through one of those hitting funks I guess all teams do right now.  ours seem to last longer though don't they. 

I think the Cardinals are just regressing to who they really are....probably better than pre season expectations, but still not a seriou playoff contender

[Geographyhater8888]

1 hour ago, squally1313 said:

....should we get him?

I’d be underwhelmed when there’s better arms available. He benefits from pitcher friendly Busch and gives up a lot of hard contact from what I’ve seen, not to mention what mul pointed out. 

[squally1313]

3 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

I’d be underwhelmed when there’s better arms available. He benefits from pitcher friendly Busch and gives up a lot of hard contact from what I’ve seen, not to mention what mul pointed out. 

Yeah he's certainly not at the top of my list. But he's probably a Colin Rea upgrade that could be had for pocket change.

[Jason Ross]

Not anti-Dustin May, but would probably prioritize others. There's some bad luck (the LOB% is way too low). There's some good luck (he's just not giving up any home runs at home, but on the road is pretty normal to his career). There's some weird in that he's giving up a lot of hard contact, not a lot of barrels but he's not a groundball merchant, so the EV isn't really explained away. Then you have the "how much does he have in the tank" based on his innings over his career. 

If you told me he was the 2nd best SP you got, and you were super cool transitioning him into the bullpen in the playoffs I'd be a-okay. But if you told me it's Dustin May or, like, Clay Holmes (false equivalency, but whatever) I'd side with Holmes because I think he's just better with the Cubs defense.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

May is definitely capable of dominating, the fastball has been really good this year.

[Wilson A2000]

Is Shota going to get another 1 year contract?

[mk49]

13 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Is Shota going to get another 1 year contract?

Shota will probably sign a 2~3 year deal somewhere else, unless he really wants to stay.  If the Cubs offer him a 2yr deal, he'd probably stay.  I don't think the Cubs will do it, though.

[We Got The Whole 9]

He needs to figure out how to pitch against the Brewers again or I say sayonara

[Derwood]

23 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

He needs to figure out how to pitch against the Brewers again or I say sayonara

Brewers and Mets really feast on him for whatever reason

[mk49]

16 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Brewers and Mets really feast on him for whatever reason

That's right.  I forgot about the Mets.

[Derwood]

8 minutes ago, mk49 said:

That's right.  I forgot about the Mets.

7.52 career ERA against the Brewers (in 5 starts)

9.43 career ERA against the Mets (in 4 starts)

[Bull]

2 hours ago, I owned a Suzuki said:

I think the Cardinals are just regressing to who they really are....probably better than pre season expectations, but still not a seriou playoff contender

I’m glad that we are able to help them regress.

[Soul]

14 minutes ago, Bull said:

I’m glad that we are able to help them regress.

And regression of attendance.  Although nobody can say what’s a better thing to do in that city.

[CubUgly]

41 minutes ago, Soul said:

And regression of attendance.  Although nobody can say what’s a better thing to do in that city.

I think the regression in attendance has a much to do with what JD was speaking to last night as the actual product on the  field. 

[mul21]

8 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

I think the regression in attendance has a much to do with what JD was speaking to last night as the actual product on the  field. 

What was he saying?  I lived there for 20+ years and a lot of it is frustration with the direction of the team and for me personally, I skipped a ton of games where tickets were cheap because the concessions are so ridiculously priced.  It's almost $16 for a 25 oz. Busch Light before tip.

[Soul]

10 minutes ago, mul21 said:

What was he saying?  I lived there for 20+ years and a lot of it is frustration with the direction of the team and for me personally, I skipped a ton of games where tickets were cheap because the concessions are so ridiculously priced.  It's almost $16 for a 25 oz. Busch Light before tip.

😧😧

Glad I quit drinking.

[BKHoo]

Wow the Os have come back from 7 runs down - this game could have sell or buy implications for the Tigers.