Cubs (Imanaga) vs Marlins (Junk): 9/4/26, 6:10pm

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Nice recovery 

[chibears55]

That was better for Civale, let him finish it now.

Edited 2 hours ago by chibears55

[Rex Buckingham]

Get a couple more runs here and let Civale close it out

[mk49]

Civale should pitch one more inning to save the pen arms.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

He's alive!

[chibears55]

Busch !!!!

Finally

[Rex Buckingham]

That had to feel good for Busch

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Might be the best ball he's hit all year

[JBears79]

Finally

[mk49]

Yeah, we needed that from Buschy.

[JHBulls]

Michael Busch destroyed that baseball. 

[mk49]

Just found the Phillies lost today.😄

[cl smooth]

For those who missed PCA’s catch…

[BKHoo]

Hey two well pitched games in a row - starter and bullpen.  LG Cubs.  

[chibears55]

W ..

80th win, back to WC 1 seed, 

magic number 16

[mk49]

Guess what?  Civale sucked only in one inning.  

The Cubs pitchers looked great 2 games in a row.

Easy W.

 

[gflore34]

33 minutes ago, BKHoo said:

Will Civale stay out there?

 

Ramirez that was a meatball you just popped out on.  

About time, don't you think?  In the recent weeks the opposition has gotten away with several meatballs.

[Papa Cub]

30 minutes ago, mk49 said:

I think he'll roll his ass back, just to save the pen.

I have to eat straight horsefeathers lol

[Papa Cub]

As I mentioned to @mk49 - I spoke to soon about Civale, so I have to eat horsefeathers 😂 

[gflore34]

Shota was good tonight, except for the pitch on which PCA made a great play, he was locating, had the splitter working as well.  Still wouldn't start him in Milwaukee.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Shota was good tonight, except for the pitch on which PCA made a great play, he was locating, had the splitter working as well.  Still wouldn't start him in Milwaukee.

I would never start him against the Brewers ever, they clearly have a tell on him

[mk49]

1 minute ago, gflore34 said:

Shota was good tonight, except for the pitch on which PCA made a great play, he was locating, had the splitter working as well.  Still wouldn't start him in Milwaukee.

Oh, you know he will start against the Brewers.  If he pitches well again, the confidence level will go up quite a bit.  The Cubs won 7 out the last 10 Shota's starts.  Yeah, he sucks sometimes, but the team wins most of the games.

[mk49]

Just now, mk49 said:

Oh, you know he will start against the Brewers.  If he pitches well again, the confidence level will go up quite a bit.  The Cubs won 7 out the last 10 Shota's starts.  Yeah, he sucks sometimes, but the team wins most of the games.

I just checked the schedule, and found the Pirates are coming, right after the Brewers series.  Shota owns the Pirates, so now, I'm not 100% sure if he starts against the Brewers.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Just now, mk49 said:

I just checked the schedule, and found the Pirates are coming, right after the Brewers series.  Shota owns the Pirates, so now, I'm not 100% sure if he starts against the Brewers.

Start Javy and push Shota

[mk49]

7 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Start Javy and push Shota

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too.  That'll give everyone an extra day rest, too.

Now, I checked the schedule again, and I think it's better to start Javy in Game1 against the Brewers.  That pushes Peterson, Guasman and Shota back, and Javy doesn't have to rest too long.

Edited 1 hour ago by mk49