Dodgers (Skubal) vs Cubs (Assad): 8/4/26, 7:05pm

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

yeah I'm not gonna give Bregman horsefeathers for being out in front of the best changeup in the league

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Derwood said:

Skubal's change up looks exactly like a fastball out of the hand, and that was a fastball count. Had it been a fastball, he might've parked that pitch into the bleachers

Yeah. I think against Skubal, it's just one of those things where you have a hard time complaining about any particular swing. He's a machine.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

damn javy blowing guys away? lol

[CUBDOM4life]

LFG Javy

[Jason Ross]

He's rocking tonight.

[BKHoo]

The Dodgers are playing great D tonight. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

tucker looks locked in, shouldn't have woken the beast

[Dfan25]

I have a feeling these boo’s are going to kick start Tuckers season . He has been on everything this series , because he had done good swings last night as well . If he starts to hit , look out .

[NorthsideAvenger]

5 minutes ago, Dfan25 said:

I have a feeling these boo’s are going to kick start Tuckers season . He has been on everything this series , because he had done good swings last night as well . If he starts to hit , look out .

Maybe but I could easily see him return to sleep mode after this series, like he's been all year.

[PeanutPunch33]

Assad has held his own against this lineup so far.  1 more clean inning out of him and he should get a standing ovation 

[BKHoo]

Yamamoto, Snell, Skubal and Glasnow.  That is freakin insane. 

[Derwood]

Man, who's mad about this start? Go get em' Javy

[Wilson A2000]

27 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Yeah. I think against Skubal, it's just one of those things where you have a hard time complaining about any particular swing. He's a machine.

In almost any other count, I’d agree

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

[mk49]

Javy was great tonight.

[Illiterate Scholar]

To be honest, I thought this was the year Assad was going to put up a 5.75 ERA. 

But maybe he really is, somehow, good.

[chibears55]

This one can be won if they can muster up a couple hits together...

Let's go 

[Jason Ross]

5 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

In almost any other count, I’d agree

He tunnels so well. His fastball and his change up are two of the best pitches in baseball. And his walk rate is below 4% so he isn't someone who misses his spots often.

I'm willing to give anyone a pass if they misread a fastball or a changeup out of his hand and my guess is that it was the case. 

[Derwood]

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to run up the pitch count on Skubal

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to run up the pitch count on Skubal

really hard with that way he pounds the zone

[Derwood]

[chibears55]

Skubal looking to go 8 or 9 tonight,  need someone to square him up and drive one out like Swanson did

[mk49]

Skubal seems to be afraid of Seiya.😁

[Jason Ross]

Bregman.

[BKHoo]

Tucker could have had that.