Cubs (Assad) vs Cardinals (Pallante): 7/30/26, 1:15pm

[Tryptamine]

Thielbar is not good

[We Got The Whole 9]

Thats enough, Caleb. horsefeathers.

[Hortonhearsawho]

Smh that didn't last long. 

[chibears55]

Of course... lol

Fail to get that big hit to extend the lead and you give up a homerun to tie right back up

🙄

[squally1313]

very excited for this to be justin steele's job in a month

[PeanutPunch33]

I can't wait until this guy is DFA'd 

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, squally1313 said:

very excited for this to be justin steele's job in a month

I wish I shared your optimism on that one.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

9 homers in 33 innings? lol

[Derwood]

This team cannot win low scoring games

[JHBulls]

I don’t want Jed to ever do something idiotic like trading a horsefeathers tonne of horsefeathers for an ace like Skubel before he fixes the bullpen. He would be wasted in this pitching staff. 

[Geographyhater8888]

It’s illegal for the Cubs to win a game 2-1. Everyone knows that.

[Papa Cub]

Friggin Caleb 

[mul21]

1 minute ago, squally1313 said:

very excited for this to be justin steele's job in a month

Not that I'm expecting them to, but if things go well, they could have a bullpen of death by mid-September.  Brown, Harvey, Steele, and Palencia to go with whoever they add and probably Assad and Rea to provide some length along with Webb and Rolison.  That's a bunch Craig can cook with in the playoffs.

[Soul]

There’s just a really low chance of holding a one run lead with these bullpen arms.  Bases loaded, Happ up.  That’s where the game needs to be won.  Forget lock down pitching, it’s not there.

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

9 homers in 33 innings? lol

He’s Temu Taillon

[731.4life]

Just now, Derwood said:

This team cannot win low scoring games

Which is where I take a stand on the offensive side of things. If we can't win a 2-1/3-2 game, then it's probably best for the Cubs to acquire a little bit more offense, which Hunter Goodman (my opinion) comes into play.

Unless the Cubs get Skubal, I don't think there's a pitcher they acquire by Monday that solidifies the pitching issues. We're still going to be a bad pitching team this time next week. Now, pitching hasn't been the problem the last two days, but still.

[chibears55]

Do they even have 5-6 guys they can eventually trust for the bullpen, even after the injured ones return?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Nico doing his Kit Keller impression over here 

[abuck1220]

leadoff guy on, three pitches later, inning over. 

[UMFan83]

Ugh leadoff single, warning track shot and easy GIDP

[chibears55]

5 minutes ago, Derwood said:

This team cannot win low scoring games

Why i put that magic number at 5 for the bats, anything less its usually not good results 

[Geographyhater8888]

After the Taillon horsefeathers and last night, 7-6 is a really annoying second half record. 

[squally1313]

We beat the Pirates 3-2 a whole 6 days ago. 

Detmers or Skubal/Boyd/Shota/Cabrera or other guy is a fine playoff rotation. Palencia, Webb, Brown, Steele, Rolison, Kittredge-esque acquisition, and the three best of Assad, Rea, Milner, Maton, Hollowell, Harvey, Peterson is an average bullpen. 

Being tied 2-2 with a .500 team up 2-1 in the series on the road while outscoring them 21-10 in aggregate is not some 'maybe we just aren't good enough' moment. 

[chibears55]

Maybe PCA can do it again and blast one in the 9th

[JHBulls]

This umpire is horrific.