Brewers (Henderson) vs Cubs (Gausman): 09/03/26, 6:15 PM

[chibears55]

Illinois football time 🙂

[We Got The Whole 9]

Petes wpa in this one?

[JBears79]

go team

[Rex Buckingham]

Just now, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Petes wpa in this one?

GW HR, even if it was in the 3rd or whatever. Lol

[Soul]

Pinch me.  A well pitched game.

[Outshined_One]

Well, I'll be damned.

[mk49]

1 minute ago, Outshined_One said:

Well, I'll be damned.

Here comes your ghost again.😄

[chibears55]

Cubs magic number to clinch playoff birth is .....

17

[SparkMark1]

I wanted to take my son today too....stupid parent nights at school 

[SpongeWorthy]

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[mk49]

TBH, I didn't think Bregman stays hot for this long.  

[NorthsideAvenger]

So I see the Cubs bullpen decided to give my blood pressure the night off. I thank you, bullpen. 

[gflore34]

Cubs will make the playoffs, wouldn't be surprised if the managed to get the WC #1 back.  Phillies are way overdue for a regression.

[UMFan83]

Hilarious seeing Haliburton on social media trash talking Milwaukee fans who are mad he threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game wearing a Cubs jersey

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

Hilarious seeing Haliburton on social media trash talking Milwaukee fans who are mad he threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game wearing a Cubs jersey

that is funny as horsefeathers

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

We are missing Alcantara and Perez in Miami so no excuses

[Andy]

39 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Hilarious seeing Haliburton on social media trash talking Milwaukee fans who are mad he threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game wearing a Cubs jersey

I have no idea if this is true but I saw multiple people on Twitter alluding to Haliburton having had an invitation to throw the first pitch in Milwaukee (he's from Wisconsin I think) rescinded after the Pacers beat the Bucks in the playoffs. If there's any truth to that, yeah, I'd be talking my horsefeathers too, because that's dumb as hell.

Edited Friday at 03:42 AM by Andy

[Geographyhater8888]

The deadline acquisitions paid off in both wins. 

[Jason Ross]

Bummer they couldn't take three of four, but the split is fine. The division wasn't happening at this point but they battled hard, there looks like a few more reinforcements working their way back in Steele, Cabrera and Swanson, and the team knocked around the best pitcher on the planet. 

Long way to go to grab WC1 back and there's some easier teams on the schedule coming up. Worse outcomes than this and it shows they're good enough to hang with the Brewers if they see them in a playoff set again.

[CubUgly]

10 hours ago, Soul said:

Pinch me.  A well pitched game.

Exactly, I was wondering if I'd ever see 9 innings of well pitched ball by my Cubs all year.  We've had several good starters efforts the last 3 weeks but little or no bullpen success.  Got both today against the "unbeatable" Brewers.   Finally!!  The guys we have are just going to have to pitch better, it's as simple as that, can't count on Steel or Shelby Miller or Cabrera saving this bullpen. 

[Geographyhater8888]

2 things that really stand out. Third base has gone from a black hole to a massive strength, the bench has gone from below replacement to having Pedro, Shaw, Taylor and Conforto who’ve amassed 3.5 war. 

[gflore34]

Really don't like Shota going tonight, Craig should have a quick hook, I'd pull him at the first hint of trouble.  It's only a matter time before he gives up multiple 2 and 3 run bombs.  It's got to suck as a manager to know your starter is so volatile and you can't trust him at all. 

Edited Friday at 12:47 PM by gflore34

[CubUgly]

1 minute ago, gflore34 said:

Really don't like Shota going tonight, Craig should have a quick hook, I'd pull him at the first hint of trouble.  It's only a matter time before he gives up multiple 2 and 3 run bombs.  It's got to suck as a manager to know your starter so volatile and you can't trust him at all. 

Yeah, I thought after that last outing that we could not afford to hope he fixes things....these games are too important.  I like Shota - I hope he does get it figured out, but if I was managing I would not have the sack to start him. 

[gflore34]

4 minutes ago, CubUgly said:

Yeah, I thought after that last outing that we could not afford to hope he fixes things....these games are too important.  I like Shota - I hope he does get it figured out, but if I was managing I would not have the sack to start him. 

A scenario very similar to last season appears to be playing out with Shota.  Starts out okay, has a stretch of looking pretty good, is effective, then, dissolves to un-pitchable.  Well, un-pitchable in any game where winning is paramount.

[Rcal10]

30 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Really don't like Shota going tonight, Craig should have a quick hook, I'd pull him at the first hint of trouble.  It's only a matter time before he gives up multiple 2 and 3 run bombs.  It's got to suck as a manager to know your starter is so volatile and you can't trust him at all. 

I agree. And I think one reason Civale wasn’t used in the Brewers series was a sign Craig will have a quick hook for Shota, if needed. 

Edited Friday at 01:05 PM by Rcal10